Chevron Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with the Delta State Government kicked off the second leg of a Roll-Back- Malaria campaign on September 11, 2019, at the Ode-Ugborodo Health Centre located at Aruntan-Ugborodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The campaign involved free malaria tests for people, distribution of insecticide-treated nets and waste…
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says that the utilisation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has risen from 40,000 metric tonnes (MT) in April to 78,000 metric tonnes in July. The Executive Secretary of PPPRA, Mr Abdulkadir Saidu, disclosed this in statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in…
Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) on says Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) recorded the highest remittance efficiency of 43 per cent in the first quarter of 2019. The first quarter report was obtained on Sunday by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos from the website of NERC, which is the regulator of the…
Helps radiologists prioritize critical cases with a suspected pneumothorax – a type of collapsed lung – by immediately flagging critical cases to radiologists for triage, which could drastically cut the average review time from up to eight hours[1] Offers first-of-its-kind automated AI quality check features that detect acquisition errors, flagging images for technologist review and…
The operator of Africa’s biggest natural gas plant, Nigeria LNG, is seeking a loan of US$10 billion from domestic and international lenders to expand its operations with a seventh train, the company’s chief executive Tony Attah told Bloomberg in an interview. Nigeria LNG signed earlier this week a letter of intent (LOI) for the Train 7 engineering, procurement and…
No fewer than 150 indigenes of Ode-Ugborodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta were on Thursday tested and treated for malaria. The was the second phase of the Roll-Back-Malaria (RBM) Campaign Programme sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Chevron Joint Venture (JV) in collaboration with the Delta Government. The programme…
Iraq’s and Nigeria’s oil ministers pledged on Thursday to reduce oil output to comply with their OPEC output targets. In a statement, the OPEC+ said it was important for all countries to reach full conformity with cuts. It also said OECD oil stocks remained above the five-year average. Market monitoring will continue ahead of the…
Oil slipped to around 60 dollars a barrel on Friday as concern about a slowdown in the global economy and oil demand outweighed hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) both issued reports this week pointing to an oil surplus…
Ocean Marine Solutions Limited (OMS), a leading asset company saddled with the responsibility of protecting the country’s resources from graft and illegal activities, has reiterated it’s committed towards effective securing and retrofitting of Oil Mining Lease 40 (OML 40) facility from Opuama to Otumara. The company’s media consultant, Mr Omoruyi Akpata said in a statement that the…
Electricity consumers on Tuesday expressed their reservations on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) move to increase tariffs for Eligible Customers (ECs) under the Competition Transition Charge (CTC). The consumers made their views known at a stakeholders consultative forum on CTC in Lagos on Tuesday. The CTC is a new rule to make prospective ‘Eligible…
