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Energy Battle: NEC Recommends N302 Fuel Pump Price

THE federal government has said it will soon begin consultation with the relevant agencies on the proposed removal of subsidy on petrol. The minister of information and culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed dropped the hint yesterday in Abuja after the Federal…

Wike Orders LGA Chairmen To Destroy All Illegal Refinery Sites In Rivers

RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered all the 23 Local Government Area Chairmen to hire bulldozers and destroy every identified illegal crude oil bunkering and artisanal refinery sites in the state. Wike gave the order on Wednesday in a…

Fuel Subsidy Will Not Be Removed Now, Says Lawan After Closed-Door Meeting With Buhari

SENATE President Ahmed Lawan has assured Nigerians that subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS, will not be removed for now as being reported by some social and conventional media. Mr Lawan stated this when he fielded questions from State House…

Invitation To A Rally For 21st January, 2022 Against Increase In Fuel Price

Press Release  WE, The People’s Alternative Movement, Edo State, write to invite you and your Organization to a Rally of a Coalition of Civil-Society Organizations, Faith Based Organizations, Professional Groups, Artisan Groups and other stake-holders etc. The rally is to…

Energy Transition Central To Africa’s Economic Future, Says Report

AN integrated policy framework built around the energy transition could bring a wave of new sustainable energy investment to Africa, growing the region’s economy by 6.4 per cent by 2050, results of an analysis published last week by the International…

Kyari Says PIA Provides Enormous Business Opportunities For #NNPC

AS the federal government commenced full implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in earnest, the new legislation has been tipped to provide business opportunities that will enable the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) earn more revenue for the…

EFCC Grills 22 Suspected Oil Thieves In Port Harcourt

TWENTY two suspected oil thieves and a vessel:  MT. TIS IV handed over to the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  by the Nigeria Navy are being quizzed in connection with alleged illegal dealing…

Loaded Fuel Tanker Falls In Apongbon On Lagos Island

A TANKER loaded with diesel has fallen at Apongbon area on Lagos Island. The truck was moving from Mainland, inward Island. According to the traffic report on Bond FM 92.9 monitored by The Eagleonline, residents in the vicinity have besieged…

The Largest Oil Terminal In Africa Is Almost Complete

KENYAN President Uhuru Kenyatta inspected the ongoing construction of the KSh40bn (about $350 million) offshore Kipevu Oil Terminal, the largest of its kind in Africa. The construction of the 770-metre-long jetty, currently at 96 percent complete, is wholly funded by…

Okadigbo’s Appointment As NNPC Chairman, Greatest New Year Gift To S’East – Group

AN interest group, Movement for Election of Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction, on Friday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Sen. Margery Chuba-Okadigbo as Board Chairman of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited. Convener of the movement, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme,…