Eyitope Ogunbodede, the vice-chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, says the institution will exit the national grid by October to generate its own electricity. Speaking on Monday at a biennial conference of the African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation (AISPI), Ogunbodede said the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has provided the university…
Some residents of Ijegun, Lagos State, which recently suffered an oil pipeline explosion, have called for regular security patrol, establishment of a fire service station and rebuilding of a canal in the area. The residents spoke in interviews that following a recent attempt by vandals to open another pipeline near a market in the community….
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday, proposed three ways to improve power supply and reduce power outages in the country. The Vice Chairman of the Commission, Engr. Sanusi Garba, stated this during a public consultation programme with Electricity consumers in Kaduna State. The theme of the event is: “Capping of Estimated Billing, Distribution…
Pioneer students of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC JV)-sponsored Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering at the Rivers State University (RSU CoE), Port Harcourt, have commenced the mandatory six months Research Internship with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in Lagos. The Research Internship is a key requirement…
L-R: Mbazu Chinonso, Ozuzu Adaeze, and Nwachukwu Ugochukwu from Ebonyi, Imo and Abia States respectively after winning the South-East Zone of the NNPC Annual National Science Quiz Competition last week. THE zonal stage of the NNPC Annual National Science Quiz Competition for 2019 has rounded off with Ogun State emerging tops in the score chart….
TOTAL Upstream Ltd in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday inaugurated 10 projects worth one billion naira under its Corporate Social Responsibility in eight northern states. Dr Ahmadu-Kida Musa, Deputy Managing Director, Deepwaters, Total upstream companies in Nigeria, disclosed this at the inauguration and handing over of the projects to representatives…
THE Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it hopes for a peaceful resolution of all issues to enable it resume safe operations of its (OML-25) Belema oil and gas facility. Mr Igo Weli, SPDC General Manager, External Relations, said this on Tuesday via an email to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mr Michael…
Eland Oil & Gas has announced that regulatory approval has been obtained for the Gbetiokun Field Development Plan (‘FDP’) from Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources. The FDP caters for the drilling of an additional five oil production wells during phase 1 of the development, followed by the drilling of a further six oil production wells and a single…
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has commended the judgement of the Federal High Court in the case involving Seadrill Mobile Unit Nigeria Limited and the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), which affirmed NIMASA right to collect fees from drilling operations. NIMASA was later joined as a necessary…
Nigerian state oil firm NNPC issued award letters on Monday for highly sought-after contracts to exchange crude oil for imported fuel, oil industry sources told Reuters. A total of 15 groupings, with at least 34 companies in total, received award letters, four sources with knowledge of the deals said. The award letters were circulated on…