Mrs Funke Opeke, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MainOne, a broadband infrastructure company, says the development of the nation’s digital economy lies on extending affordable broadband. Opeke said on Wednesday in Lagos that the development of a nation’s digital economy lied on the encouragement of innovation hubs, skills development and job creation. She said that…
Airtel Africa Plc on Thursday announced an agreement with Intercellular Nigeria Limited to acquire an additional 10 megahertz (MHz) spectrum in the 900 MHz band in Nigeria. Airtel Africa stated this in a statement pasted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website. It said that the acquisition of additional spectrum through Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel…
The National Assembly has been called upon to urgently intervene in the Ogoni clean-up process. L-R: Dr Sam Kabari; High Chief Eric Dooh of Ogoniland; Josephine Alabi, Executive Director, Keen and Care Initiative; Anthony Azubuike, Clerk, Senate Committee on Ecology/Climate Change, National Assembly; Dr Godwin Ojo, Executive Director,ERA/FoEN; Sir Cyrus Nkangwung, Zonal Director, NOSDRA, Port…
By Jerome Onoja Mr Austin Avuru and other panellists at the ongoing ADIPEC 2019 Conference Nov 13, Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Austin Avuru has said that the company is currently responsible for one-third of gas to power generation in Nigeria, and that they would double their…
The Electricity Consumer Protection Forum has blamed the incessant collapse of the national grid on obsolete power transmission and distribution equipment across the country. Its National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, made the assertion on Wednesday in Lagos. Samuel-Ilori said that the electricity end users were worst hit by the epileptic power supply as they had…
Prof. Felix Dayo, the Managing Director, Triple ‘E’ System Associates Ltd., says the company is working toward supplying uninterrupted solar electricity to 2000 households in Egigbo in Osun by 2020. Dayo, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the move was part of the company’s effort to ensure that Nigerians in rural communities…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday warned importers and dealers in adulterated and substandard lubricants to desist or face prosecution. Alhaji Isa Tafida, Kaduna Zonal Operations Controller of DPR, gave the warning in Kaduna at a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop on regulatory requirements for the lubricant oil sub-sector. The workshop was organised to…
The House of Representatives has directed the relevant house committees to study the impact of gas flaring in the Niger Delta region and ensure compliance of gas flaring regulations. This followed an unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) during the plenary presided over by Speaker of the house, Mr Femi…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has urged legal practitioners to ensure clarity in drafting of laws in the country, especially for the oil and gas sector. Slyva made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at a two-day capacity workshop for Counsels in the Ministry of Justice. The workshop was organised…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its earlier judgment, ordering the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay $22.6 million(N8.1billion) in damages to BCE Consulting Engineers over a failed Consultancy Service Contract. The NNPC through its counsel, approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of the July 5, 2019 judgment over an alleged error of facts. Judicial…
