Mr Dubem Muomandu, Chairman, Nigeria Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), Anambra chapter has decried the hike in prices of cooking gas in the state. Muomandu made the observation in in Awka on Tuesday. He also advised its members to take Public Liability Insurance cover to reduce risks in the event of accidents. According…
The Federal Government’s plan to ban consumer ownership of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders is aimed at enhancing safety and deepening cooking gas penetration in the country, an official said on Tuesday. Mr Dayo Adeshina, Programme Manager, National LPG Expansion and Implementation Plan, spoke at the Nigeria LPG Summit 2019 on Tuesday in Lagos. The…
Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed both on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, emerged the overall winner of the 2019 Pearl Awards, clinching four awards, which is designed to celebrate excellence and its leadership in the Nigerian capital market. Stanley Opara,Manager, Corporate Communications External Affairs…
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, on Tuesday said it handled over 56 million tonnes of cargo in the last six months. Its Manager, Corporate Communications, Mrs Adetola Uansohia, disclosed this in Lagos during an interview on the operations of the organisation. She said the priority of the organisation was to render professional aviation…
The Federal Government is working towards adding extra 25,000 metric tonnes (MT) capacity to the existing production capacity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise called cooking gas to avert future scarcity of the all important multi-purpose product. The government said it believes that when there is abundance in supply, cooking gas prices will always be…
…….Trains youths in agribusiness, vocational skills No fewer than 60 young Nigerians were today graduated from TotalPrenuers programme in agriculture and vocational skills in Osun State sponsored by Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria. The youths which were selected across the nation were the 4th batch of the Total upstream graduating students that were trained in…
The Pre-Conference Workshop of the 2019 Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) held in Lagos, brought together explorationists, operators and investors to brainstorm on the current state of the oil industry to chart the way forward. NAPE is recognized as the largest Nigerian professional association of geoscientists and related disciplines owing to its members most…
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has lauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as one of the global leaders in terms of publication of its accounts and data and urged other companies to emulate the excellent transparent corporate culture of the National Oil Company. Executive Director of EITI, Mark Robinson, gave this endorsement when…
Forte Oil (FO) Plc on Monday notified its shareholders of plans for a name change to Ardova Plc. The company stated this in a notice of Extra General Meeting (EGM) posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) web site and signed by Oladeinde Nelson-Cole, the acting Company Secretary. The company would be seeking shareholders resolution…
**Canvasses investment in new technology Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, Immediate President, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), Mr. Ajibola Oyebamiji and Managing Director, Asharami Energy (A Sahara Group Upstream Company), Mrs. Olajumoke Ajayi at the recently concluded NAPE 37th International Annual Conference in Lagos Continuing investment in technology…
