The Federal Government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to ensure that Ogoni-clean-up project was effectively implemented. Dr Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment said this at a joint meeting of Governing Council and Board of Trustees (BoTs) of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, in Abuja. Abubakar, who was also the Chairman of the BoTs said…
The Benin Electricity and Distribution Company (BEDC) has been petitioned by an electricity consumer, Mr Shaibu Abraham, for illegal disconnection and demanding gratification by an official of the utility company in the Edo capital. In a petition dated Sept. 4, 2019 which was obtained in Benin on Thursday, the petitioner, through his lawyer, Douglas Ogbangwa…
Chevron Nigeria says it will continue to drive sustainable socio-economic development through its interventions in critical sectors of the country. Brikinn Esimaje, Chevron General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, said this during the September Breakfast Meeting of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) on Thursday in Lagos. The meeting was themed: “Strategic Social Investment:…
Oil slipped toward 60 dollars a barrel on Thursday after a report showed U.S. crude inventories rose unexpectedly, although hopes of progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade row lent support. The American Petroleum Institute (API), an industry group, on Wednesday said U.S. crude stockpiles rose by 400,000 barrels last week, while analysts had expected a…
Alhaji Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday pledged to support the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to protect the corporation’s critical assets. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS in a statement in Abuja said Bichi disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the management team of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will grow the domestic gas use in-country to five billion cubic feet of gas per day from its current 1.7 billion cubic feet of gas per day by 2022. Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power, Mr Yusuf Usman, made this known while delivering a paper at the…
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…