Daniel Terungwa The Federal Government has blamed insecurity as the major reason for the abandonment of Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar Seaports by importers and exporters. The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, said this recently during a programme on Channels Television, where he noted that another challenge is that the Calabar and Warri…
Daniel Terungwa The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, National Joint Industrial Council, NJIC, alongside other stakeholders in the maritime labour industry have commenced negotiations for the increment of wages and entitlements of dockworkers. Confirming the development, Comrade Abdullahi Eroje, said most of the stakeholders that were supposed to meet travelled abroad and that as…
Mordi chukwunonso Esther The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR),Mr Sarki Auwalu, has said that the Federal Government is committed to reactivating all moribund oil and gas support facilities across the country. Auwalu, who spoke on Monday during an assessment visit to Kaztec Engineering Limited Fabrication Yard, Ilase Village, Snake Island in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government…
Mordi chukwunonso Esther Investigation into the January 16, spills near Funiwa offshore facilities off the coast of Bayelsa State has taken environmentalists, regulators and the state government beyond Chevron facilities to nearby Auntie Julie platform, operated by Conoil. The crude oil spill from Funiwa oil fields had been reported by Fishermen operating around the Atlantic…
Mordi chukwunonso Esther The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has announced plans to train youths in the region on vehicle manufacturing at the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company in Anambra State, as part of its skills acquisition programme. The NDDC Interim Administrator, Mr Efiong Akwa, said already the Commission had a partnership with Innoson, for…
By Ikenna Omeje The Federal Government and Siemens AG have signed a contract for the pre-engineering phase of the 25,000 megawatts target by 2025, under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) that aims at boosting power generation in the country. The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and New Media , Tolu Ogunlesi, who…
Mordi chukwunonso Esther The Dangote Group of Companies says its intervention in education development in Nigeria through the philanthropic arm, Aliko Dangote Foundation, so far has hit N10 billion. The figure was contained in a statement by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, in Lokoja, Kogi State on Wednesday. According to…
Mordi chukwunonso Esther Over 1,650 workers of the National Engineering and Technical Company, a major contractor to ExxonMobil, on Sunday besieged the oil company’s premises over alleged non-payment of their entitlements. The protesting workers’s spokesperson Mr Udeme Bassey told newsmen in Ibeno LGA that they would not leave the premises until their demands were met….
Mordi chukwunonso Esther The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS has said the federal government would soon reintroduce the abolished N1.50k per litre levy on Petroleum Products. Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, retd, stated this when he appeared before the Senator Francis Alimikhena, All Progressives Congress, APC, Edo North Senate Committee…
Mordi chukwunonso Esther Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, have urged Nigerians to get ready to buy petrol at N195 per litre as crude oil price continues to rise in the global market.This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer, Kankada oil and Gas limited, Danasabe Kakanda, while addressing journalists, weekend, in Abuja. Kakanda, accused the…
