A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Friday declined to halt proceedings in the ongoing litigation by Nembe Communities, hosts to Oil Mining Lease (OML 29) over the adverse impact of oil exploration on them. The Nembe communities in Bayelsa had filed a suit against Aiteo Exploration and Production Limited, but another firm Aiteo…
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Ekiti commenced the distribution of cooking gas cylinders to 13,000 indigent women to reduce the use of firewood across the state. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, flagged off the exercise, tagged “Distribution of Free Cooking Gas Cylinder/ Tree Planting in Ado-Ekiti.” The minister was represented by…
SIMBI Kesiye Wabote, executive secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, 54, is passionate about the development of local content in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Since his appointment as executive secretary of the board on September 16, 2016, Wabote has brought his knack as a project engineer, sharpened by 25 years of experience…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has called on electricity consumers in Imo to support the company’s proposed hike in tarrif in the country. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Okey Nwosu, made the call on Monday in Owerri during a stakeholders’ consultation on the extraordinary review of the multi-year tariff order…
Some energy consumers in Ibadan have demanded for mechanisms to hold the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) accountable, should electricity tariff be eventually increased. The consumers were unanimous in their demand, while speaking at an extraordinary meeting on tariff review, organised by IBEDC in Ibadan on Monday. According to Mr Obaro Ikime, an energy consumer,…
******* Wind generation hits wholesale market The largest wind farm in Russia has begun supplying electric power to the wholesale electricity consumers and capacity market. Alexander Korchagin, Director General, NovaWind, the wind energy division of ROSATOM said in a statement made available on Tuesday in Lagos. Korchagin said the Adygea wind farm was…
The United Nations, UN, has set aside March 3, 2020, as the World Wildlife Day, mainly to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. showed that some individuals and groups are set to mark the day in Nigeria and other African countries. UN, stated: “On 20 December 2013, at its 68th…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will begin enforcement of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) at petroleum facilities from Sept. 1. The agency said the move was necessitated by the rising cases of petroleum tanker accidents as well as gas explosion incidents leading to loss of lives and property…
The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Jens-Petter Kjemprud, on Monday appealed to oil companies and illegal oil bunkers against re-pollution of oil impacted Ogoniland currently undergoing remediation. Kjemprud made the appeal while inspecting progress of work at ‘less complex sites’ in Alode community, Eleme local government area in Rivers. he envoy also called on the Federal…
The Shell Nigeria Production and Exploration Company (SNEPCO) says the Bonga Floating Storage Production and Offloading (FSPO) is due for scheduled turn around maintenance. The Shell Petroleum Development Company statement indicated that Bonga field situated on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118, some 180 kilometers off the Atlantic Coastline would be shut for maintenance sometime in…
