The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has described as false and baseless report making rounds that he claimed graduating from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), with a First Class degree. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The minister made the clarification in a statement signed by the Director…
By Julianne Geiger The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a major build of 9.75 million barrels of United States crude oil inventories for the week ending October 5, compared to analyst expectations that this week would see a much smaller build in crude oil inventories of 2.62 million barrels. The build is the largest build…
By Damilola Shittu IKEJA Electric has developed a new mobile app that will help the prevention of customers and employees against electrical hazard. The app named ‘i-Safe’ was unveiled by the management of the firm. The application, developed in Nigeria by Ikeja Electric, is designed to guarantee customer and employee safety with real-time report on…
By Oke Peter The landing cost of the Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) being imported into the country has risen to at least N205 per litre on the back of the recent increase in global oil prices, putting more pressure on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The NNPC has been the sole importer of petrol into…
Oke Peter with Agency Report Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant Area 11. An eyewitness reports that the victims who were immediately taken to Asokoro general hospital suffered some 40 to 50 degree of burns. Apregnant woman, who simply identified herself…
By Damilola Shittu Energy giant, Total, the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) and other ancillary companies have commissioned alternative energy, solar system at the Don Guanella Center, at Nnebukwu community in Oguta Council Area of Imo State. The Center operated by the Catholic Church, houses mentally deranged children and those living with down syndrome, as…
Shell Petroleum Development Company has appealed a Rivers State High Court order sentencing its Managing Director, Mr. Osagie Okunbor, and two others to three months imprisonment for contempt of court. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the High Court on Tuesday sentenced the company’s managing director, and two others to prison with hard labour….
By Damilola Shittu To actively support nation-building efforts in line with the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Total E&P Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to providing employment opportunities through capacity building, and ensuring sustainable economic growth. Total explained that such capacity-building is one of the ways to transform the society through human, social…
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has sentenced the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr Osagie Okunbor, and two other top officials of the oil firm to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour for contempt. The Punch has reported. The other two officials convicted by the court are…
A fact-finding agency has faulted the claims of the Minister of Mines and Steel, Abubakar Bwari, who said that millions of Nigerians survive on artisanal and small-scale mining. The Punch has reported. Africa Check, an independent fact-checking organisation, quoted Bwari as saying, “With the renewed interest in mining brought about by the current administration’s diversification…
