The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has stressed the need for government and other stakeholders of the oil and gas industry to support technical education in the country in view of its capacity to develop critical manpower needed to support various sectors of the economy.He…
Daniel Terungwa The Chief Executive Officer of STARZS Marine and Investment, Engr. Greg Utomwen Ogbeifun has said 1,000 people would be initially employed at commencement of Onne Shipyard. The nation’s foremost shipping mogul in Lagos, expressed hope that the shipyard would translate into a positive multiplier economic effect once fully on board as it would…
Calls for urgent focus on development of Ilaje land by government By Jerome Onoja The Ilaje Development Summit Group (IDSG) has sent a congratulatory message to the governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (Aketi) and his deputy-elect, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for coming out successful at the October 10 gubernatorial election. The group…
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said that the Federal Government would increase the number of airports across Nigeria times two by 2023. Sirika stated this on Tuesday, at the Abuja headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Finance during the presentation of the 2021 budget, while responding to a question on airports which the…
Managing Director of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), Dr Henry Ajagbawa, has said that the electricity distribution company loses more than N2.5 billion to energy theft monthly. Ajagbawa who announced this in a statement in Port Harcourt, stated that plans are underway to publish names of customers who bypass their meters to steal electricity….
By Ikenna Omeje Nigeria for over two decades have been importing virtually all the petroleum products used in the country, as a result of the sorry state of the country’s owned four refineries located in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri. These refineries have been performing abysmally due to years of neglect, mismanagement and pillage, leading…
Daniel Terungwa The University of Port Harcourt has announced the appointment of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the institution’s Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies. A letter signed by the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Stephen Okodudu, said…
By Ikenna Omeje French energy giant,Total, and Google Cloud have pooled their expertise to jointly develop an innovative tool called Solar Mapper, which aims to accelerate the deployment of solar panels for individuals (B2C) by providing an accurate and rapid estimate of the solar energy potential of their homes, first in Europe and then worldwide, a…
By Ikenna Omeje The Federal Government has been commended by the Rivers Entrepreneur and Investments Forum (REIF), for approving the siting of a deep seaport on Bonny Island, Rivers State. Recall that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had on Wednesday last week, approved the construction of a deep seaport in Bonny under Public Private Partnership (PPP)…
By Ikenna Omeje In a bid to accommodate the growing economic activities occasioned by the second Niger bridge and the recent inauguration of Onitsha Inland Port, the Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, has called for improved infrastructure in the Onitsha metropolis. The traditional ruler, who made the call during the 2020 Ofala festival in Onitsha,…