An international organization, Power for All, which is campaigning for the provision of electricity in many African countries, has said that no fewer than 93 million Nigerians lacked access to electricity. Speaking during a workshop on ways of scaling up energy access to the rural and urban communities in Nigeria that had no power supply,…
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have foiled a plan to break Warri-Kaduna crude oil pipeline. The Kaduna State Command of the corps disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday, saying that, the suspected vandals were at large, but an oil tanker and other items were recovered at the scene…
THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Engr Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, and Mr. Udom Inoyo, Executive Vice Chairman, ExxonMobil, Nigeria, and several others are set for the 3rd Africa Oil & Gas Talent Summit in Lagos, Nigeria. Mr. Emmanuel Emielu, Summit Director, AOGS…
The $1 billion debt hanging on Nigeria’s downstream sector operators has dipped the credit rating of oil marketers with banks. The fuel importers, it was gathered, have renewed pressure on the Federal Government, which has held back over N650 billion as subsidy payment and taxes of the debts they incurred from banks. Banks have since…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Niger State has sought the technical advice from a “standard laboratory” in Kaduna over the contamination of water sources in three communities in Takogi ward in Doko area of Lavun Local Government of Niger State. Samples of the water taken from hand dug wells, boreholes and stream were…
As the outcry from electricity consumers over ‘crazy’ bills continues to rage almost five years after the privatisation of the power sector, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission is considering putting limits on estimated billing. NERC noted that the issue of estimated billing had continued to constitute a major source of complaint by customers of all…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave permitting a civil society group, Kingdom Rights Foundation International, to commence a suit which centres on allegations of money laundering, operation of a foreign bank account, corruption and assets declaration irregularities against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu. An enrolled order of…
Oil surrendered most of its early gains after tensions appeared to ease between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia amid growing international outrage over the disappearance of one of the kingdom’s most prominent critics. Oil futures earlier rose almost 2% as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia traded barbs over the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump…
Nigeria’s power grid collapsed twice last month as the quantum of electricity generated kept wobbling between 2,100 megawatts and 4,500MW. Data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Friday in Abuja showed that the grid collapse had persisted despite efforts by the Transmission company of Nigeria to ensure its stability. Findings…
The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bawa Bwari, has said the future of mining in Nigeria is very bright and there is no better time to invest in the sector than now. The minister said this in a speech he delivered to mark the 2018 Nigerian Mining Week which began in…
