The People’s Republic of China says it will ensure speedy completion of the multi-billion dollars Mambila Hydro Power project in Taraba. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said this was part of resolutions during a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and a Special Envoy of the President of China, Yang Jiechi, at the…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Wednesday said the state government will continue to partner with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to improve power supply in the state. The governor, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Energy, Mr Basil Ganagana, gave the assurance in Asaba at the 2018/2019 graduation ceremony of the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Saturday said that it had recorded a total of 45,347 pipeline breaks on its downstream network between 2001 and mid-2019. The Group Managing Director (GMD), Malam Mele Kyari, stated this at the Nigeria International Pipeline Technology and Security Conference, in Abuja. Kyari spoke as a guest speaker on…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Navy have pledged deeper collaboration to tackle crude oil theft and attacks on oil and gas facilities. The two organisations came to the resolution when the NNPC GMD, Malam Mele Kyari paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas at…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has assured of free flow of petroleum products to end scarcity in Cross River. Mr Robert Asu-Obi, Interim Chairman of IPMAN in the state, gave the assurance in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria at the Association’s office on Wednesday in Calabar. He said that the…
No fewer than 893 locations comprising formations, properties and utilities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been metered by the Distribution companies (Discos) in Lagos State. We gathered that Wednesday that the Discos — Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and Ikeja Electric (IE) — have some 1,081 of such MDAs’ facilities within their networks in…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed three petrol stations and placed 30 pumps on out-of-use in Awka, Anambra over infractions of under-dispensing. The clampdown on defaulting stations followed an ongoing surveillance in compliance with the standard operations guidelines by DPR in the state. Addressing newsmen in Awka, after the surveillance visit, Mr…
……. We have increased like loading activitie Fuel The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has urged airlines and air travellers not to panic over aviation fuel scarcity, as members have product in stock and increased distribution. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Clement Isong gave the assurance in an interactive session with the media on…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has partnered with CrowdForce, a financial services firm, to operate as mobile money agent to expand financial inclusion in the country. Mr Tomi Ayorinde, the Chief Executive Officer, CrowdForce said the partnership would help to boost IPMAN members’ businesses being mobile money agents. Ayorinde said this in…
Alhaji Ahmed Inga, Director, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), says that three more victims of last Friday’s petrol tanker explosion at Diko junction on Abuja-Kaduna highway have died. He said on Tuesday in Minna that they died as a result of severe burns which they suffered from the explosion. Inga said that one of…
