Kano State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on viable transmission projects to improve power supply in the state. Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Anwar disclosed that MoU was signed at…
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has emerged the best Exploration and Production (E&P) Company in 2019. The award was given at the 2020 Nigerian Petroleum Summit Awards night held in Abuja. The theme of the third edition was: “Widening the Integration Circle, Emerging Technologies…
Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat; Executive Director and Head, North-East Division of Guaranty Trust Bank, Haruna Musa; and Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, at the finals of the Lagos International Polo Tournament held…
… As corporation commits to sustainable funding of project Representative of NNPC GMD and NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, Mr. Roland Ewubare (right), exchanging pleasantries with the Chairman of the house of Representatives Committee on Environment and Habitat, Hon. Johnson Oghuma (left) at an investigative hearing by the committee on the Ogoniland Clean-up Project…
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abia, Mr Nnamdi Nwannukwu, said the command impounded two trucks allegedly laden with large quantities of crude oil. Nwannukwu stated this in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, DSC Egwu Agu, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
Coleman Wires and Cables has concluded plans to invest between $40 million and $50 million in order to produce new products in 2020. The managing director/CEO of the company, Mr. George Onafowokan, said his company will soon start the production of oil and gas cables in order to conserve foreign exchange and create many multiplier…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and fire service units in some states of the Northeast have introduced measures to ensure safe use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by households. The measures followed the incidents of gas explosion recorded in some states of the federation, which resulted in loss of lives. Checks over the week…
Scarcity of petroleum products is biting hard on Badagry communities as National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria (NUPENG) has suspended distribution of fuel to the area following a dispute with Nigeria Customs Service. Our correspondent who monitored filling stations in the coastal city observed that most of the stations were under…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR ) is set to host the Nigeria gas flare commercialisation program bidders conference on 17th February 2020 in lagos. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs of DPR disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Lagos that the bidders conference is for companies whose Statements of Qualification (SOQ) have been…
An oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria forced the local subsidiary of Italian oil major Eni to close a pipeline feeding the Brass oil export terminal, Eni and a security official said. The explosion on Monday was caused by vandalism, Christina Abiakam-Omanu, head of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps in the southern Bayelsa state…
