Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Barely two weeks after a tanker fire incident around Ogere Remo axis of Lagos-Ibadan expressway leading to loss of three lives, another tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol upturned itself in a lone crash around…
By Uthman Salami The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has extended its nationwide strike notice by seven days to the timely intervention of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Earlier, the Union had issued a 14-day strike…
A delegation from Russian has indicated interest in making significant investment in Nigeria as federal government continues to woo foreign investors into the country. The 16-man delegation representing different companies made the pledge during a Nigerian-Russian business meeting organized by…
By Uthman Salami The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has said the oil spill at Aiteo Eastern Exploration Company, in Basambri, Bayelsa would be speedily addressed. The minister made this known when he undertook an on-the-spot…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mine, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Sen. Tanko Al-Makura has called for special funding towards reactivating the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi. He stated this on Thursday while presenting the 2022 budget report of…
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Tuesday berated Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company over alleged poor response to the Nov. 5 spill from its oilfields in Nembe, Bayelsa. The group noted that it was wrong for Aiteo to attribute…
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said that Nigeria’s non-oil revenue grew to N1.15 trillion, representing 15.7 per cent above target rate in response to Federal Government’s efforts at diversifying the nation’s economy. Ahmed made…
By Uthman Salami The Federal Government of Nigeria has vouched to tackle the increasing prices of Petroleum Motor Spirit and cooking gas in the country. The government further dispelled reports of a planned hike in fuel prices. The Chief Executive…
The Bauchi office of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has intercepted 135,000 litres of diesel being diverted to an unlicensed fuel station. Abdullahi Iliyasu, the Operations Controller of the agency in Bauchi State said on Tuesday…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday outlined action plans to deal with the recent oil spill in Santa Barbara, Nembe, Bayelsa State, at an AITEO facility. The Commission also noted that its investigations into the cause(s) of…
