THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps and other relevant agencies to rise up to their mandate of keeping the nation’s roads safe by keeping smoky vehicles that exceed the approved emissions limit off the road. Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, made the call…
Mr Kunle Olubiyo , President Nigerian Consumer Protection Network, a Civil Society Organisation, has called on the Federal Government to carry out mid-term review of the privatisation of power sector. Olubiyo who made this call in Abuja on Monday said that the review would present the aspiration of consumers. He said that Nigerians had not…
Oil prices weakened on Monday after new tariffs imposed by the United States and China came into force, raising concerns about a further hit to global growth and demand for crude. Brent crude slipped 16 cents to $59.09 a barrel by 1020 GMT, while U.S. benchmark WTI crude was down seven cents at $55.03 a…
OVH Energy Marketing Ltd., has retrenched about 100 of its workforce due to its inability to pay salaries, TBI Africa gathered. A top official of the company, who pleaded annoymity disclosed this to TBI Africa in Lagos on Tuesday. The source said the company had cut down its staff strength in order to meet up…
The Federal Government has begun clampdown on illegal gas plants and roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, an official said. Mr Bassey Nkanga, DPR’s Operations Controller, Port Harcourt Zone, disclosed on Monday on the sideline of the department’s ongoing surveillance on gas plants in Port Harcourt. Government had in…
BY Idowu Bankole Sequel to the announcement of Ministers and their portfolios in President Muhammadu Buhari’s second cabinet, Bayelsa and indeed the Ijaw nation are lucky to have two sons working together for national development: the result oriented-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipreye Sylva and the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Content Development and…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Retail, says it is partnering the Nigerian Navy to ensure effective service delivery and security of its Floating Mega Stations (FMS) across the Niger Delta region of the country. The Corporation said this in a statement issued by its Spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu in Abuja on Sunday. NNPC retail…
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has debunked reports of an explosion on the Abura Crude Trunk line, operated by the Corporation. This was contained in a statement signed by NNPC spokesperson, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, on Saturday in Abuja. Ughamadu said Kyari faulted the reports shortly after teeing off the…
Thirteen indigenes of Niger Delta States of Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers have won the 2019 Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture scholarship for a one-year master’s degree in three top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom. The latest awards bring the total number of beneficiaries to 92 since the inception of the scheme in 2010….
A senior Iranian official said on Saturday the United States had shown flexibility on the licensing of Iranian oil sales and this was a sign that Washington’s “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran had been defeated, state media reported. French President Emmanuel Macron paved the way at a G7 summit a week ago for a potential…
