The Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, on Wednesday said that solar energy was increasing access to electricity by Nigerians in rural and underserved communities. Ogunbiyi made the assertion on the sidelines of the Solar Future Nigeria Exhibition in Lagos. She said: ”Solar energy is beginning to make significant penetration in terms…
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDM), Mr Simbi Wabote, says the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery project is an actualisation of Local Content development in Nigeria. Wabote made this known while fielding questions from newsmen at the ongoing 9th Practical Nigerian Content Forum in Yenagoa on Wednesday. The private refinery owned…
Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) says it is 97 per cent ready to take Final Investment Decision (FID) on its capacity expansion project, the Train 7 project. Mr. Tony Attah,, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria LNG Limited, disclosed this at the ongoing 9thPractical Nigerian Content in Yenagoa. He said that the Train 7 project…
Oil and Gas industry stakeholders on Wednesday called for a streamlined regulatory environment to attract investment and make the sector competitive. The stakeholders made the submission at the ongoing Practical Nigerian Content Conference and Exhibitions holding in Yenagoa. The theme of the conference is “Leveraging Local Expertise for Market Growth and Expansion”. During a panel…
Abuja, Dec. 4, 2019(NAN) Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with agencies under the Ministry of Transportation to develop strategies to curb corruption in Nigeria and Africa. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Hassan Bello, said this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. ”The maritime and transport sectors are…
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production, operators of OML 29, says the activities of oil thieves have assumed alarming proportions, leading to loss of about four million barrels of crude in 2019. Mr Victor Okoronkwo, Managing Director of the oil firm spoke on the sidelines of the ongoing Practical Nigerian Content Exhibition and Conference with the…
Around the world, more than three billion people, nearly half the world’s population, cook their food using solid fuels like firewood and charcoal on open fires or traditional stoves. This produces a lot of smoke, creating indoor air pollution, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), kills millions of people annually. This type of…
The Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has recorded a significant increase in its revenue base from N5.5billion in 2016, N7.6billion in 2017 to N19.033billion in 2018. The NNPC Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Samson Makoji said in a statement on Wednesday that…
