Kogi Communities Jubilate as Dangote Cement Obajana Plant Reopens There were huge scenes of jubilation among affected host communities following the Federal Government’s order for the immediate reopening of the Dangote Cement Plc plant at Obajana in Kogi State. Members of the host communities from Iwaa, Oyo, Obajana, and Apata who spoke to newsmen said…
Tompolo’s Security Company Discovers Illegal Pipeline for Crude Oil Export The Federal Government against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism has recorded another major success as Tantita Security Services, operated by the ex-leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has uncovered another illegal pipeline used by…
NNPC Signs Another MOU to Extend Gas Pipeline to Three Additional Countries Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) signed four additional Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on the execution of the 5,600-kilometre Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP). The proposed $25 billion gas pipeline is expected to link Nigeria and Morocco, opening a possibility for a new energy…
MOSOP Demands Stronger Penalties Against Oil Firms For Pollution As Nigeria joins to mark World Food Day, the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), has called for stronger penalties against oil companies and other busineness whose activities directly or indirectly affect local communities especially in food production. President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke…
Romeo Oriogun’s Nomad wins the Nigeria Prize for Literature The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, today announced Nomad, authored by the poet, Romeo Oriogun, as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2022 cycle on Poetry. Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, Chairperson of the Advisory Board, made the…
Ex-Artisanal Refiners Condemn Protest by Ogoni Youths Against HYPREP in Abuja A group known as Ex-artisanal Refiners in Ogoni have condemned the protest carried out by some Ogoni youths at the Federal Ministry of Environment in Abuja, against the ongoing Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, in Ogoniland. This came after some persons who claimed to…
Buhari To Confer Excellence in Public Service Award on Wabote The outstanding performance by Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to be recognised and celebrated again as he has been nominated for the “Distinguished Capacity Development Award” at the forthcoming Nigeria…
NSCDC nabs illegal crude oil refining site in Rivers A massive dump site used to store illicit crude oil and processed petroleum products was found in the Agbada Community in River State by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, giving the fight against oil theft in Nigeria a boost. The discovery is…
Residents, expert lament as oil spillage deter fishing in Niger Delta – Report Resident fisherwomen of communities across the Southern, oil rich region of the country popularly referred to as the Niger Delta have sounded the alarm on the negative effects of oil spillage on their fishing activity and economic survival. The Niger Delta has…
Shell Nigeria Investigates Report of Nine-Year Oil Theft Following report making the rounds that an illegal oil tap ran for nine years on a pipeline, Shell will carryout investigations on the operation. NNPC spokesman had earlier claimed that the theft point extended from the Trans Escravos pipeline and that the Afremo platform, operated by the…