The state-owned National Fuel Society (Sonangol) is undergoing a restructuring process which will reduce the company’s structure through the sale of some of its assets and branches, with a view to making it become more robust and efficient. Last Thursday, Sonangol launched in Luanda its “Regeneration Programme”, which will cost the company 40 million euros…
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) seeks to establish a fund to cushion operators of mini-grids from high costs as part of regulations to encourage investors to generate, transmit and sell electricity in remote areas at affordable retail prices. According to the Daily Nation, ERC director general Pavel Oimeke said the establishment of a fund would…
The multi-million dollars local gas cylinder manufacturing sub-sector in Nigeria is facing the rocks, threatening geometric growth recorded in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas sector. The difficulty buoyed by Federal Government’s inaction to end over N1 trillion average annual investments on fuel subsidy has, according to the Nigerian Liquefied Petroleum…
The Managing Director of Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Umar Ajiya, has given a recipe on how to stop smuggling of fuel among the West Africa sub -region. He spoke at the recent OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week in Lagos, where he suggested the need for significant investment to bridge the supply gap in…
Russia is planning to sign a partnership agreement with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. Novak said the deal would be discussed at the OPEC December 6 meeting. On September 11, Novak had said that he believed OPEC and their allies within the production cut alliance should…
As countries strive to comply with the 1ppm mercury content cutoff provision pertaining to cosmetics in the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a new study has listed a range of measures by which to reduce exposure to mercury from skin lighteners. It also explores renewed opportunities for collaboration with all levels of government and civil society….
The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry has urged countries to end amalgam use in children by 2020. The submission is contained in the World Alliance’s position on dental amalgam released on Sunday, November 18, 2018 to the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP2) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury holding in Geneva,…
Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and time is of essence before the entire country becomes a desert. The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Dr Muktari Aminu-Kano, raised the alarm in Lagos on Sunday, November 18, 2018. He made the disclosure at the 2018 edition…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says out of the over N41 billion disbursed for community projects in the Niger Delta, about N15 billion went to Rivers State under the Global Memorandum of Understanding. “Between 2006 and end of 2017, a total of N14.86 billion has been invested by the SPDC Joint Venture…
Ahead of World Toilet Day on Monday, November 19, 2018 and following the recent declaration of a state of emergency in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government to commence action towards prioritising sanitation for all. This follows a new report showing that the education and health of…