A group, ‘Electricity Consumer Protection Forum’ has called for the speedy passage of the bill seeking to criminalise estimated billings by Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in the country. Its National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, made the call in Lagos on Monday. Samuel-Ilori was reacting to a recent resolution of the Senate which urged the Federal…
Picture Caption: MD LADOL (Dr. Amy Jadesimi) and Hon. Arkebe Oqubay (Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Ethiopia) speaking at OECD Africa Forum, 29th The Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi has said the company is a model for new economic diversification stating, “We spent…
Ex-Niger Delta militants, who are beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, on Monday protested in Port Harcourt over the non-payment of their training allowance and funding of the training. The ex-agitators, who said they were undergoing training in electric power transformer repairs and maintenance, said Amnesty Office has failed to give them their daily allowances…
Schneider Electric in partnership with the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN) and the French Development Agency has concluded the second round of its training programme for electricians in Lagos. The second round of the training, which commenced September 3rd, rounded off on the 26th of November, 2019. Schneider Electric and NAPTIN made it a commitment…
A pipeline operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has erupted and spilled crude in Eneka community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The cause of the eruption is yet to be ascertained at this time, but eye witnesses said the eruption occured around 2:am this morning, near the Army Shooting Range in…
Gasoline cracks and high prices for competing North Sea grades kept price offers high for light, sweet Nigerian crude, though two key streams have suffered loading issues. * A slightly smaller January loading volume for North Sea benchmark grades and multi-year price highs for the likes of Forties kept offers for some light, sweet Nigerian…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, has urged members of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN to focus more on gas development and support the government in its fight in curbing emission. Speaking at the PETAN’s 2019 Clients’ Appreciation and Industry Achievement Awards in Lagos at the…
The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) has assured Nigerians of adequate supply of products across the country before, during and after the yuletide season. Acting Director of Operations, Abuja Zonal Office, Alhaji Idris Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. “You can be rest assured that we cannot encounter the problem of scarcity during the…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says Nigeria has met the 100 per cent target agreement entered into by Oragnisation of petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 Non-OPEC Member States. Sylva said this in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Alhaji Garba Muhammad in Abuja on Sunday. OPEC and10 Non-OPEC Member…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive of Total E&P Nigeria Ltd, Mr Mike Sangster, says his organisation was committed to supporting sports and using the same to promote charity in Nigeria. Sangster made the assertion on Saturday in Lagos during the 2019 Total Charity Golf Tournament held at Ikoyi Club 1938, where two Non-Governmental Organisations…