The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has expressed readiness to intensify the campaign for the adoption of clean cooking solutions with sensitisation on the use of clean cookstoves to all the six geopolitical zones of the country. The director general, ...
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Feed SubscriptionNigeria Flares $205.7m Gas In 2 Months
Amid a nationwide energy crisis, Nigeria finds itself grappling with a peculiar irony as gas meant to alleviate power shortages is instead being wasted through flaring, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity. Natural gas estimated at $205.7 million ...
Read More »NDDC Constructs Road Linking 30 Communities In Akwa Ibom
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is ready to kickstart the construction of the Okossi-Mbukpo Eyokan-Ubodong – Etebi Road in Urueoffong Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the Commission’s Executive Director of Projects, Hon. Victor Antai, has announced. ...
Read More »EU Unveils Plans To Tackle Violence In N’Delta
In a bid to address violence in the Niger Delta region, the European Union has rolled out plans to invest in 60 communities in three Niger Delta states. The Country Director, Search for Common Ground, Fatima Abubakar stated this at ...
Read More »FG Orders Contractors Back To East-West Road
Federal government has lifted the suspension earlier imposed on the construction of East-West Road in Rivers State after a meeting with the management of the contracting firm, Messrs Renolds Construction Company (RCC) Ltd, at his office, Abuja yesterday. The minister ...
Read More »Southsouth Govs Unite For Region’s Development
Southsouth governors yesterday resolved to work with President Bola Tinubu to improve the standard of living of the people of their zone. They also reiterated their determination to address the socio-economic challenges of the oil and gas-rich zone. They said after a ...
Read More »Many Injured As Niger Delta Youths Clash In Abuja
Youths of the oil producing communities in the Niger Delta have fought dirty in Abuja over a meeting that was supposed to hold in the region but was moved to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The meeting that was supposed ...
Read More »NNPCL Uncovers 83 Illegal Refineries, 22 Suspects Arrested
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has in the past one week uncovered no fewer than 83 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta. The NNPCL disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday, as part of its war ...
Read More »Supreme Court Grants Shell Hearing In Niger Delta Oil Spill Case
Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favour of Shell Plc, granting the oil giant a hearing over an alleged oil spill in the Niger Delta. This decision comes after the Court of Appeal halted an asset sale by Shell ...
Read More »Fubara Vows To Make Rivers Varsity Top Institution, Boosts Funding
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has pledged continuous financial assistance to bolster the capacity of the state-owned university, aiming to elevate its status to one of the country’s premier academic institutions. Speaking at the 35th convocation ceremony of the ...
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