The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Monday that the $1.5 billion approved for the Port Harcourt refinery was for complete rehabilitation and not turnaround maintenance. The Group Managing Director (GMD), NNPC, Mele Kyari, said this in Abuja on…
Electricity generation in the country fell below the 4,000 megawatts mark on Sunday as the output of the hydropower plants tumbled by more than a third. The latest data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator showed that the power…
The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Pascal Nnaji before a Federal High sitting in Port Harcourt on one count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum…
Power distribution companies rejected a total of 5,452.96 megawatts of electricity in one week amid the outcry of blackout in various locations across the country by consumers. Latest industry figures on the Discos load summary obtained from the Transmission Company…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has again successfully installed and energized 40MVA, 132/33kV power transformer and new R2 75MVAR 330kV Reactor at the Yauri and Jos transmission substations respectively. This was contained in a statement made by TCN’s General…
By Phaizart Adedolapo The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva on Sunday has said Nigerians should hold him and the federal government accountable on every kobo spent on the reviving of Port Harcourt refinery. Speaking on Channels Television’s…
…Project to create jobs for 1500 persons The 2500 barrels per modular refinery being established at Egbokor, Edo State by Duport Midstream Company Limited in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will be ready for commissioning in the last quarter…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N355.8 in February from N350.55 in January. The bureau said this in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch (February…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it is enforcing the N162 and N165 per litre pump of price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Anambra. Mr Okiemute Akpomudjere, DPR Operations Controller, Awka Office, stated this in an interview with…
The task force of the Bayelsa Chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has handed three trucks laden with suspected illegally refined petrol to the the police in Bayelsa. The Bayelsa State Coordinator of IPMAN Mr Bello…
