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Following a 100-day power outage that has severely impacted numerous residents and businesses, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and the University College Hospital (UCH) have reached an agreement to restore electricity supply. This resolution follows protests by students of the University of Ibadan College of Medicine on Monday, who took to the streets of ...
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, says the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) will reconnect the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as soon as agreed conditions are met. The minister disclosed after Monday’s tripartite meeting involving himself with the management of UCH and IBEDC at the hospital complex. Adelabu said the reconnection would occur ...
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists has announced plans to unveil some of Nigeria’s most exciting geological discoveries and exploration opportunities to attract both local and foreign investments in the oil and gas industry. In a statement signed by the president, NAPE, Johnbosco Uche and made available to journalists on Sunday to announce Nigeria’s participation ...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) welcomed a team of senior military officers from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Abuja, on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for a local study tour. During an interactive session at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), the NCDMB’s corporate headquarters, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. ...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake and Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Mining, Alejandro Martinez have explored prospects for bilateral investments in the mining sector. This took place at the sidelines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba Conference which was held in Cape Town, South Africa from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6. ...
By: Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna Electricity has been restored across Kaduna State and other franchise areas of Kaduna Electric following an agreement reached between the company’s management and its in-house labour unions. The resolution came after a crucial meeting convened by Governor Uba Sani on Friday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House. The meeting, which lasted ...
The Kaduna State Government on Thursday appealed to union leaders of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) to suspend the ongoing strike and resolve the dispute through dialogue. Recall that the workers of the DisCo on Feb. 2, proceeded on an indefinite industrial action that plunged Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states, its franchise area, into ...
...Affected staff sacked due to poor performance — Management By Seun Ibiyemi Aggrieved Electricity Workers under the auspices of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) today (Thursday) picketed the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) due to issues bordering on staff welfare. However, the management of IBEDC has disclosed that its staff are not on strike, ...
The Senate has launched an urgent intervention following a catastrophic fire outbreak and oil spillage from Manifold Well 8/BUG 008 in OML 18, located in Bukuma (Agum), Rivers. The incident has caused severe environmental damage, displaced families, and sparked health crises across affected communities. The intervention followed a motion sponsored by Sen. Ipalibo Banigo (PDP-Rivers) ...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Ltd. (First E&P) Joint Venture (JV) has achieved 96 per cent reduction in routine flaring of Associated Gas (AG). Mr Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., in a statement on Thursday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, ...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has raised an alarm that oil-producing companies are diverting 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily meant for local refineries. This is even as the association commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC for banning the export of crude oil allocated to local refineries, adding ...
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has issued new regulations outlining the procedure for tariff reviews in the electricity sector. In its latest order, signed by NERC Chairman Sanusi Garba, the commission explained that under the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023, it is mandated to review and approve a fair ...
Shell Nigeria reported an oil spill from its facility in Ogale, close to Port Harcourt, following the overflow of a saver pit during flushing operations in the Niger Delta region. This is coming less than two months after the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) recorded a spill at one of its loading terminals in the ...
…FG must support domestic industries to achieve a $1trn economy — NESG Dangote Petroleum Refinery recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully exporting two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and a leading integrated oil and gas company globally. Saudi Aramco is the official Saudi Arabian Oil Company, which is ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna The indefinite strike by workers of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KADECO) has entered its second day, leaving Kaduna residents in darkness as electricity supply remains disrupted. The industrial action, which began on Monday, was triggered by the company’s alleged plan to sack over 900 staff, alongside other grievances bordering ...
By Seun Ibiyemi The federal government through its Presidential Metering Initiative PMI, is accelerating a nationwide rollout of seven million prepaid meters, starting this year. This is expected to finally put an end to the practice of estimated billing, giving consumers confidence in what they are paying for and ensuring transparency in electricity charges. The ...
By Matthew Denis The Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Mal. Umar A. Namadi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to promote the development of renewable energy and improve energy access in the state. The signing ceremony, held on Tuesday in Abuja, was part of the REA’s state-by-state roundtable ...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), says it has sealed 19 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and category D cooking gas outlets in Delta. The Coordinator, NMDPRA in the state, Mr Victor Ohwodiasa disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri. Ohwodiasa said that the illegal outlets were sealed within the last ...
By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna Operations at the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KADECO) have been disrupted as employees embarked on an indefinite strike to protest an alleged plan by the management to sack over 900 staff. The industrial action, which commenced on Monday, saw aggrieved workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) barricading ...
By Ismail Azeez The Kaduna State House of Assembly committee has indicted former Governor Nasir El-Rufai for alleged misappropriation of N423 billion and misconduct in relation to his position. The committee’s report revealed several cases of corruption in the running of the state’s government, ministries, departments, and agencies from May 29, 2015, to May 29, ...
As part of efforts to equip communities in the Niger Delta with knowledge and skills necessary for conflict resolution in the region, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has organised a training programme for elders and leaders of the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo people. The ongoing five-day training programme which is taking place ...
...Spends N200bn on electricity subsidy monthly By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting an imminent 65% increase in electricity tariffs, clarifying that the current tariff structure only covers about 65% of the actual cost of power supply, with the government subsidising the balance. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu ...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries have reaffirmed commitments to monitor production adjustment aimed at maintaining stability in the global oil market. The OPEC made this known in the resolution of its 58th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) which held via videoconference on Monday. The meeting reviewed the ...
