The Federal Government will deepen the implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act because it is an effective strategy for lowering Nigeria’s high crude oil production cost, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timpre Sylva has said. The Minister stated this on Thursday at the conclusion of his…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has warned Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Osun against shady practices and patronising illegal source of fuel for their business. DPR’s Operations Manager in Osogbo, Mr Ademola Makinde, gave this warning at the maiden sensitisation workshop organised for IPMAN members on Thursday in Ilesa, Osun. Makinde…
Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has challenged women in the oil and gas sector to strive to attain leadership positions to enable them to make impact in the sector. Tallen made this known at the 4th Women in Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) national Conference (WIPCON), in Abuja, on Thursday….
Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said that the Federal Government was committed to the actualisation of Mambilla Power project which was conceived over 40 years ago. A statement issued on Thursday by Mr Aaron Artimas, Special Assistant, Media and Communication to the minister said that Mamman made the disclosure during a visit to the…
Prof. Wunmi Iledare, former President Nigerian Association for Energy Economists (NAEE), says Nigeria will not recover its lost revenue with the signing into law the Amended Deep Offshore Act. Iledare disclosed this on Tuesday against the backdrop of President Muhammadu Buhari which on Monday in London, signed the amended act. The Amended Deep Offshore Act, among other…
Mr Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner and Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that the commission would not compromise its commitment to ensure that consumers’ rights were upheld at all times. Adewolu made this known at the report presentation of the consumer complaints categories and Services Level Agreements (SLAs) on Thursday in Abuja. He called…
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC), says it is committed to stamping out piracy and stealing of intellectual properties in the country. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Vincent Oyefeso, said this on Wednesday in Ilorin while speaking at the 30th anniversary of the establishment of NCC. Oyesfeso declared that NCC had zero tolerance for piracy;…
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has said that the number of people who are online has increased nearly fourfolds to 4.1 billion since 2005. In a report on Tuesday, ITU, however, warned that women’s internet use was falling in several regions. According to the report, the UN agency published on Tuesday in Geneva that Internet use…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami has directed the Board and Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to resolve the issues of illegal data deduction and review downwards, the price of data in the country within five days. Pantami gave the directive during the oat taking ceremony of the new…
TheDepartment of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has commenced the radiometric survey of the Bida basin Niger state in line with federal government’s aspiration to diversify hydrocarbon exploration across all Nigerian basins. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs of the Agency said that the Director, Mr Ahmad Shakur gave this indication when he paid a courtesy call…
