Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it has acquired four additional 33KV cables to boost service delivery within its coverage areas. Mr Godwin Idemudia, EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said in a statement on Friday in Lagos that the cable would be laid from its Alagbon Transmission Substation to Ademola injection substation. According to him,…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday issued a “Continuity of Service” directive to all operators in the power sector mandating them not to stop operations following the restriction of movements aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus. According to NERC, a Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry situation room has been constituted to drive the process…
The Kaduna Electric on Friday reiterated its commitment to provide uninterrupted power supply to residents in its franchise states where measures were put in place to curb Coronavirus ( Covid19) pandemic. The company’s chairman, board of directors, Alhaji Hamisu Abubakar, spoke while on a tour of some of the company’s injection substations and service centers…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Oyo and Osun States, says marketers are allowed to sell Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) between N123.50k and N125 per litre. The Chairman of the association, Mr Tunde Adesanya, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Adesanya said this was in line with the…
The federal government has said it will push for bold and radical reforms as global oil prices plummet. The COVID-19 had dragged oil price down to $31.78 per barrel. “What we will need to do is something that is bold, radical and one that our people can understand and buy into,” Osinbajo said in an…
Energy ministers from the OPEC+ oil cartel would conduct a video conference on Monday, in an effort to find a way to stabilize prices for the commodity, Azerbaijan announced on Friday. “This meeting is being held at the invitation of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia after the talks mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump,” Azerbaijan’s…
… As NCDC team disinfects affected apartment The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained the circumstances of the reported COVID-19 infected individual at an apartment in the NNPC Estate in the Garki Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT. NNPC dismissed insinuation of mass outbreak of Coronavirus infection in the facility, saying the…
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said on Saturday that the agency monitored the repair of the vandalised pipeline at Mosan, Ipaja, Lagos State, by officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Oke-Osanyintolu made this known in Lagos. According to him, as early as 8 a.m. we were…
… NNPC announces additional N10billion petroleum industry donation to fight pandemic The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has handed over five ambulances to Secretary to Government of the Federation, cum Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce for the Control of Coronavirus (Covid-19), Boss Mustapha. A release today in Abuja by the Nigerian…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commended Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) for their sacrifice ferrying petroleum products across the nook and cranny of the Country, a release by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, has said. The release stated that the tanker drivers’ selfless service during the lockdown…
