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Total Gets First Female MD In Nigeria

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L-R: Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Bobboi Kalgama and Former TUC President, Comrade Peter Esele, at the launch of TUC Housing Development Scheme for civil servants in Abuja, recently.

L-R: Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Bobboi Kalgama and Former TUC President, Comrade Peter Esele, at the launch of TUC Housing Development Scheme for civil servants in Abuja, recently.

International Oil Company,
Total, has for the first time appointed the first female Managing Director for its operations in Nigeria.
A statement from the company on Friday named Mrs Elisabeth Proust as the Managing Director/Chief Executive of Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria consisting of Total E&P Nigeria Limited, Total Upstream Nigeria Limited and the company’s other subsidiaries.
According to the statement, the new MD would double as the Total Group representative in Nigeria adding that the appointment took effect from Wednesday February 12, 2014.
The statement stated that, “in her new position, she becomes the first female managing director in over 50 years’ history of the company in Nigeria. Proust succeeds Mr Guy Maurice, who has been assigned to other duties in the Total Group”.
The Upstream President, Total SA Yves-Louis Darricarrero who commented on the appointment said, “we have a great confidence in the ability of Mrs Proust to steer the ship of the upstream companies in Nigeria at this critical period in the Groups’ activities in the country.
The new female boss arrived in Nigeria with over 34 years of extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, according to Darricarrere.
She is a 1979 graduate of Mechanics and Marine Hydrodynamics from the Mechanical Engineering School in Central Nantes, France. She also has a degree in Petroleum Engineering from France Petroleum Institute, Paris, both in France.
Proust joined Elf in 1980 and started her career with ten years of hands-on experience as a driller.
The statement further said that, “Proust has held key technical and managerial positions in exploration and in various Total subsidiaries in France, Cameroun, Brazil, Angola, the Netherlands and Russia between 2004 and 2008. She was Vice President, Development Engineering and Head of Petroleum Engineering Competence for Total worldwide.
In December 2008, Proust was appointed President and Managing Director Total E&P Indonesia. She was also the Chief Executive for 15 other Total companies in Indonesia and the Total Group representative for the refining/chemical and marketing divisions.
“Proust was President Oil and Gas Association of Indonesia, the first woman to hold such a position in the country. She served in this capacity until her current positing to Nigeria”, the statement said.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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