Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, National President, National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Tuesday appealed to the National Communications Commission to (NCC) to take regulatory measures against importation of inferior mobile phones accessories. Ogunbanjo made the appeal in Lagos. Ogunbanjo also urged the agency to ensure adequate regulation on specification of such items, to avoid additional…
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, Simbi Wabote The Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act was enacted to promote increased Nigerian participation in the petroleum industry. What’s the progress report so far? WABOTE: Before the enactment of the NOGICD Act in 2010, out of the $20billion industry spend, less than 3…
The average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N319.94 in August 2019 from N316.03 in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The bureau, in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch (August 2019)” obtained from its website on Tuesday in Abuja, said the increase is by 1.24…
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), says the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on cooking gas by the Federal Government will deepen market penetration, boost the country’s economy and protect the environment. Mr Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor, President , NALPGAM, stated this during the association’s Governing Council Meeting held in Lagos on Tuesday….
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with its joint venture partners, Shell Production Development Company (SPDC) and Belema OIL, have resolved the dispute on the operation of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 25. The feuding group at the signing of the dispute closure agreement in Abuja, on Tuesday agreed that operations at the oil well would…
…applauds industry organizations and professional bodies endorsement of N.I.P.S.‘ H.E Timipre Sylva the Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources has said that he is ready to host local and international players and executives across the various sub-sectors and disciplines in the energy, oil and gas vast value chain including exploration and production…
Alhaji Fasasi Adekunle, President, Fishermen Association of Lagos State on Monday said that activities of multi-national companies on the high sea had led to water pollution and dearth of fish. Adekunle said in Lagos that multi-national companies were causing oil spill and chemical pollution which had driven fishes far into the deep sea. According to…
Oil surged to four-month highs on Monday after weekend attacks on crude facilities in Saudi Arabia sparked supply fears, while shares in Asia extended losses as bleak economic data from China sapped investors’ appetite for riskier assets. European and U.S. stocks market looked set to follow, with Eurostoxx 50 futures slipping 0.7 per cent, while…
Saudi Arabia that shut 5 per cent of global crude output caused the biggest surge in oil prices since 1991, after U.S. officials blamed Iran and President Donald Trump said Washington was “locked and loaded” to retaliate. The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls Yemen’s capital claimed responsibility for the attack, which damaged the world’s biggest…
The Nigeria Electricity Management Service Agency (NEMSA) on Monday cautioned electricity consumers to out rightly reject any meter without certification. The agency’s Managing Director, Mr Peter Ewesor, said in Lagos that the clarification had become necessary, due to allegations made by some distribution companies. According to him, some distribution companies have alleged that NEMSA is…
