By Ikenna Omeje The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has said that the collection efficiency of the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country is still below 70 percent. ANED which is an umbrella body of Discos in the country stated this in the second quarter (Q2) 2020 report of their operations. The…
By Ikenna Omeje The National leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has charged African leaders, policy makers, captains of industries, employers of labour and the citizenry to embark on strategic investments in cross-border infrastructure. In a statement signed by its President, Comrade Williams Akporeha and its General Secretary, Comrade Afolabi…
By Ikenna Omeje The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) Joint Venture have announced the commencement of oil production from the Anyala West field in Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 83 & 85. OMLs 83 & 85 are in the shallow waters offshore Bayelsa State (Nigeria) where FIRST…
As the Yuletide fast approaches, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Enugu State has warned petroleum products marketers against arbitrary hike in pump prices and illegal pump adjustments during. The Operations Controller of the agency, Enugu Field Office, Mr Okoro Okechukwu, gave the warning during a stakeholders’ workshop in Enugu. Okechukwu said that the…
In its bid to complement the Federal Government’s effort to roll out free 6,000,000 free meters to electricity customers nationwide, MOMAS Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company, MEMMCOL, has offered to train over 300 unemployed youths on effective electricity metering programme scheme. The Chairman, MEMMCOL, Kola Balogun disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists at the weekend in…
By Mordi Chukwunonso Esther The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC said oil marketers who patronise its online platform would purchase the product at N153.17 per litre, despite the increase in the Ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, to N155.17 per litre by its subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC. Group General Manager, Group…
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has said it will increase its allocation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to the domestic market from 350, 000MT to 450, 000MT by 2021. The target, NLNG said, was aimed at supporting the Federal Government’s plan to deepen LPG (cooking gas) penetration in Nigeria. According to the News…
By Mordi Chukwunonso Esther Abasiekeme Edet, a 200-level undergraduate student of the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State has emerged winner in the 4th Edition of the Nigeria Content and Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Essay completion. Edet whose piece on the topic: “Research & Development as a key lever…
By Mordi Chukwunonso Esther In its latest Africa Energy Outlook 2021 released earlier this week, the African Energy Chamber forecasts increased gas monetization across the continent on the back of decarbonisation and industrialisation drive.In an article distributed by APO for the African Energy Chamber, the chamber has notably found that while not insulated to…
By Mordi Chukwunonso Esther Petroleum Industry Christian Fellowship International (PICFI) has said Nigeria should strive for justice and equity in all corners of national life and urgently undertake a reform of the economy to reposition her for greatness, oil and gas industry group.In a statement signed by its National Secretary, Osita Moneme, the group noted…
