The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in collaboration with other stakeholders, is to establish a gas power plant in Maiduguri to address the problem of power supply in Borno. The Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, Mr Mele Kyari, made…
The much talked about Petroleum Industry Bill, popularly called the PIB, is according to experts a comprehensive proposal to overhaul of the state’s approach to managing the oil and gas industry’s operations. Designed to address all aspects of the sector,…
Minister of State For Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Friday said the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme (NOGAPS) at Emeyal, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa will create at least 2,000 jobs on completion. It was reported that Sylva,…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to the partnership with the Government of Kebbi State for the production of biofuels, describing the project as viable and in tandem with the global transition to renewable energy. The…
Ikeja Electric says it has received three latest International Organisation for Standardisation certifications in recognition of its effective implementation of occupational safety and health, environment management and quality management processes. The certifications are certifications ISO 9001:2015 (quality management system), ISO…
The payment made to the Federal Government by Shell companies in Nigeria plunged by 42.45 per cent in 2020 to the lowest in six years. Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday that its subsidiaries in Nigeria paid $3.24bn to the…
Amid the continued smuggling of petroleum products out of the country to neighbouring countries including Cameroun, the Nigeria Customs Service has said its restriction of fuel supply along borders is being opposed by communities and marketers. The supply of petrol…
Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi says he has secured two 33 KVA transformers for communities in Toto Local Government Area. Balarabe-Abdullahi made this known to journalists on Wednesday shortly after installation of one of the transformers in Toto.…
The Federal Government has formally received the report from committee on compensatory contracts and others incentives for KAZTEC Engineering Ltd. Kaztec Engineering Limited is a subsidiary of Chrome Group, an indigenous engineering and fabrication company owned by Chief Emeka Offor.…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has lauded the Federal Government for its effort to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refinery. IPMAN’S president, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, told journalists on Wednesday in Lagos that having functional refineries was in the…
