Abuja, Dec. 4, 2019(NAN) Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with agencies under the Ministry of Transportation to develop strategies to curb corruption in Nigeria and Africa. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Hassan Bello, said this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. ”The maritime and transport sectors are…
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production, operators of OML 29, says the activities of oil thieves have assumed alarming proportions, leading to loss of about four million barrels of crude in 2019. Mr Victor Okoronkwo, Managing Director of the oil firm spoke on the sidelines of the ongoing Practical Nigerian Content Exhibition and Conference with the…
Around the world, more than three billion people, nearly half the world’s population, cook their food using solid fuels like firewood and charcoal on open fires or traditional stoves. This produces a lot of smoke, creating indoor air pollution, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), kills millions of people annually. This type of…
The Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has recorded a significant increase in its revenue base from N5.5billion in 2016, N7.6billion in 2017 to N19.033billion in 2018. The NNPC Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Samson Makoji said in a statement on Wednesday that…
The Federal Ministry of Power has introduced a new Electricity distribution policy called “willing seller, willing buyer”. The special Adviser on Media and Communications, Aaron Artimas made the disclosure in a statement that under the new differential Power distribution policy, electricity would be wheeled directly from the generation companies to willing consumers who are ready …
Waltersmith modular refinery, a 5,000 barrels per day production capacity facility being promoted by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), will commence operations in July 2020, an official says. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Mr Simbi Wabote, made the fact known at the opening ceremony of the 9th Practical Nigerian Content conference and Exhibitions…
Nigeria’s power giant, Schneider Electric in partnership with the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN) and the French Development Agency, has trained another batch of 50 electricians, including females in Lagos State as part of capacity development and to ensure safety. The three-month long training covers Solar Power, Cable Routing, Wire Installation, Energy Management Systems, Metering…
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC), Hassan Bello, has reiterated the importance of connectivity in the various transport systems in the country so as to ensure rapid growth of the economy. Bello said this in a keynote at the maiden National Transportation Summit organised by the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration in Nigeria(CIoTA), on Tuesday…
Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Tuesday said that they would work with Federal Government in establishing a Single Window for maritime industry in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Mr Hassan Bello made the assertion at the 20th anniversary of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos. The anniversary had the…
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers(NALPGAM) has appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the Escravos Channel in order to ease supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to South South zone. Its President, Mr Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor, made the appeal in Lagos on Tuesday. Ogieva-Okunbor said the expansion of the Escravos Channel which leads…
