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…
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the corporation saved more than three billion dollars from arbitrations. Kyari made this known in a statement signed by Mr Samson Makoji, the acting spokesman for the corporation in Abuja on Tuesday. The GMD spoke during a Town Hall meeting that also…
Stakeholders in the renewable energy space as well as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector, are exploring solutions to address the gaps in the power sector. According to them, there is a need for the government to make the power sector attractive for investment through policy frameworks and by embracing new technologies. Citing that Nigeria was…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is expanding and integrating gas pipeline network systems to meet the unprecedented domestic gas demand nationwide. The corporation said it had also put strategies in place to guarantee seamless nationwide supply and distribution of petroleum products. Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC, made the disclosure on…