Fuel Scarcity: President Buhari Heads 14-Man Committee
A 14-man Steering Committee has been constituted to find lasting solutions to the problems surrounding the supply and distribution chain of petroleum products in the country. The committee which was set up by President Muhammadu Buhari would be chaired by…
Court: More Troubles For Lauretta Onochie As Itsekiri Leaders Want NDDC Board Sacked
The motion for interlocutory injunction filed on December 12, 2022, by Itsekiri leaders is scheduled for hearing on Thursday, January 11, 2023, in Abuja. A Federal High Court on December 15, 2022, had ordered parties in suit NO FHC/ABJ/CS/2294/2022: Chief Edward Ekpoko & 2 ORS v….
Enugu’s Oil Producing Status: Incoming Governor Has No Excuse Not To Outperform Ugwuanyi – Save Enugu Group
….Commends Governor Ugwuanyi On the Legacy Achievement The foremost sociopolitical pressure organisation, the Save Enugu Group (SEG) has said that whoever emerges as the next Governor of Enugu State cannot have any excuse not to perform better than Governor Ifeanyi…
Enugu’s Oil Producing Status: My biggest Joy Is That My Successor Will Excel — Gov. Ugwuanyi
…Recounts Challenges in Office Despite Successes …Congratulates Enugu-born UTME’s Second Runner-up in Nigeria Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has disclosed that his biggest joy is that the recent actualisation of his administration’s struggle for Enugu to join the league…
Okowa Deplores FG’s Ogidigben Gas Park Project Abandonment
Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday deplored the abandonment of Gas Revolution Industrial Park project in Ogidigben in the state by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Federal…
EFCC Recovers N13bn Illegal Fuel Subsidy Payment
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recovered approximately N13bn as proceeds from illegal payments made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2021. This was made known in a document recently posted on the Nigeria Financial Intelligence…
We’ll End Oil-Theft, Boost National Revenue In No Time If Elected – SDP Presidential Candidate Adebayo
Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential candidate for the 2023 February polls has said that within a week, his administration will implement measures to reduce crude oil theft and boost national revenue if elected. When asked what…
South Africa: Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills At Least Nine Near Hospital
A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking…
NOGASA Blames Increasing Cost Of Diesel, Bad Roads for High Operational Costs for Oil and Gas Suppliers
… Confirms DSS Intervention Helped Ease Fuel Queues Mr. Bennett Korie, the national president of the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association (NOGASA) has blamed the cost of diesel and the dilapidated nature of bad roads across the country for…
Okowa Advocates PIA Enforcement to Check Oil Theft
Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta, Sen (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for proper enforcement of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to effectively check oil theft in the country. Okowa stated this on Sunday while…
Niger Delta: Ex-agitators Demand N5m Each To Commence Mechanized Cassava Farms After Training
In Niger Delta, ex-agitators and beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) who were trained at the Agro-Allied Farms Limited at Omoku in Rivers State have demanded a minimum of five million naira (N5 million) each from the PAP office…