The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman has blamed obsolete electricity equipment for unstable power supply in Nigeria. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Mr. Aaron Artimas, the minister stated this when he played host to the national executive members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in his…
By Ikenna Omeje The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that the 2020 bid round process for its 57 marginal oilfields in Nigeria is still ongoing. The Head, Public Affairs, DPR, Paul Osu stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said: “The 2020 marginal oilfield bid round…
Angry Indigenes of Okpoama Kingdom in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have threatened to occupy and shut down the crude oil production facilities owned by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) over massive oil leakages from its pipeline that polluted their river. According to the Indigenes, though they have witnessed frequent occurrence of oil…
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), on Wednesday, called for a concerted effort toward the protection of the environment and the conservation of nature.The foundation made the call at its 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. Welcome participants, Chief Philip Asiodu, President, Board of Trustees of NCF, said that the foundation had identified the need…
By Jerome Onoja President Muhammadu Buhari has listed a number of steps towards reversing some biodiversity loss of flora and fauna that are peculiar with Nigeria and already on the brink of going extinct.According to the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, this was made known by the President to a…
Daniel Terungwa Another oil leak, the third in six months, has discharged a yet-to-be-ascertained volume of crude oil polluting the Okpoama community and its environs in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The leak reportedly occurred on Oct. 28 on the 50-year-old Ogoda-Brass crude pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) near the…
Daniel Terungwa Amidst dwindling oil revenue occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria produced 155,062,220 barrels of crude oil and condensate for the months of July, August and September. According to data from the Department of Petroleum Resources, the country produced a daily average of 1,701,738, 1,704,669 and 1,648,786 for the months of July, August and…
Daniel Terungwa The New Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) currently before the National Assembly has proposed that oil companies operating in some communities must develop community development plan to ensure their economic growth. The new bill obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals that the companies are expected to engage with the communities to…
Daniel Terungwa President of Women in Mining of Nigeria (WIMN) Janet Adeyemi, has called for an end to the transfer of mining licenses to Chinese Businessmen, noting the that the Chinese are tearing the sector apart. She calls for a knowledge-based approach to mining and called on women to “stop treating mining as a hobby.” …
The Biggest in West Africa Daniel Terungwa The National Electricity Company of Burkina Faso (Sonabel) has inaugurated a 33-mega solar power farm at Zagtouli in the Central Region of Burkina Faso. Estimated at €47.7million, the project which forms part of the broader infrastructure and energy development agenda of the government of President Roch Marc Christian…
