President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal government will support the N1.5 billion Digital Library and Event Center project of the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The president gave the assurance at the 40th Anniversary of PENGASSAN in Abuja, on Thursday. He was represented by the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources,…
Abiola Esther – Lagos The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday said that additional 945 megawatts of electricity would be added to the national grid before the end of the year. Fashola said this at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce breakfast business meeting in Lagos themed: “Power Sector and…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday, denies culpability in the pipeline fire incident that occurred last week in Umuaduru and Umuimo communities in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area of Abia State. The NNPC, in a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, said the incident was not as…
THE prosecution in the trial of former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Andrew Yakubu closed its case yesterday after calling seven witnesses. Yakubu is being tried before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved a Naira investment equivalent to $10 million in Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF). According to a statement released this week, this investment aims to meet the country’s infrastructure investment needs, including in the power and energy infrastructure sectors. NIDF is…
Damilola Shittu – Abuja Three oil producing states of the Niger Delta, on Wednesday, got a landmark judgment at the Supreme Court of Nigeria against the multinational oil firms operating in the country. The three states namely Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom, had approached the Supreme Court for interpretation of Section 16(1) of the Deep…
The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Downstream and Police Affairs to probe alleged role of security operatives in the pipeline explosion in Abia State, where 150 villagers were allegedly killed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. This followed a motion by Senator Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) at plenary on Wednesday. Orji lamented…
The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Downstream and Police Affairs to probe alleged role of security operatives in the pipeline explosion in Abia State, where 150 villagers were allegedly killed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. This followed a motion by Senator Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) at plenary on Wednesday. Orji lamented…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has commended the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for their contribution on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Kachikwu gave the commendation at the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) PENGASSAN branch 5th Triennial…
Posers would continue to be raised on what Nigeria has benefitted from privatisation of its power sector. Recall the purpose of privatisation was aimed at confronting various problems obstructing the sector’s development. These include limited access to power, poor generation and usage of power capacity, contradictory roles and responsibilities between government and holding companies, among…
