The National Assembly has issued a stern warning of possible sanctions against the Ministers of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri (Oil) and Ekperikpe Ekpo (Gas), for their non-appearance at the 2024 budget defence session. The joint Senate and House ...
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Nigerians will soon have another operational refinery , this time located in Ibeno , Akwa Ibom . The refinery project , which is set to be completed next year has received more construction materials from China. It is expected to ...
Read More »Threats Won’t Stop Me From Standing With Fubara, Says Factional Rivers Speaker
Factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, has said that he will continue to stand with Governor Siminalayi Fubara despite threats to him and his family. This is as he said that those who ...
Read More »Tension In Delta Community As Women Reject New Monarch
Palpable tension has enveloped the ancient Ewu-Urhobo kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, as the womenfolk in the kingdom, embarked on a peaceful protest in condemnation of what they tagged ‘forceful imposition and planned installation of ...
Read More »Report Of Maiduguri Gas Plant Shutdown False
…Facility begins operation in February, supplied 12MW to Yola DisCo The Maiduguri Gas Plant initiated under the immediate-past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, and constructed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) was completed in February 2023 and commenced ...
Read More »Concerns As Reps Screen NDDC Board Nominees Afresh
There are concerns over the planned re-screening of the nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) after the Senate had carried out the exercise. The Senate had confirmed ...
Read More »Tinubu Seeks Monarchs’ Support Against Insecurity In Niger Delta
President Bola Tinubu has called for the collaboration of traditional rulers in the Niger Delta region in maintaining enduring peace and security as well as stoppage of oil theft in the region. Tinubu said this is to ensure maximum oil ...
Read More »Seplat Energy Flags Off 4th STEP CRS Initiatives, Trains 350 Teachers
Over 350 teachers drawn from Edo and Delta States were trained by Seplat/NNPC E&P during the fourth edition of the Seplat/Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP) which held in Benin City. The programme according to the organisers was to equip teachers with ...
Read More »SERAP Slams Oil Companies Over Niger Delta Environmental Crisis
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has blamed oil and gas companies operating in the Niger Delta for the environmental degradation in the region. The group’s position is contained in a report commissioned by SERAP titled, “We Are All Vulnerable. ...
Read More »Diri To Federal Govt: Rename East-West Road
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has urged the federal government to consider renaming the East-West Road in the South-South region to reflect its real location and status. Governor Diri also called on the federal government to ensure more inclusiveness in the ...
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