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The flagship mining conference and expo in West Africa, Nigeria Mining Week,  will return to Abuja from 15-17 October following its tremendous success last year. Accordingly, the Nigeria Mining Week will offer a one-stop-shop to engage directly with policy makers, financiers and mining investors as well as the opportunity to gain the most current information…

By Energy Worth The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has hailed the new chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), as a patriotic Nigerian who left the comfort of the United state to return back home and help fix issues in the country. Fashola made this statement during the inauguration ceremony…

By Oke Peter The Senate, on Thursday, urged the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to reinstate Mrs Maryam Mohammed and pay her entitlements since June 2016, when she was ‘wrongfully’ sacked. The resolution came after adoption of recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition. The matter was referred to the…

A leading downstream oil and gas company, OVH Energy,  has announced the commencement of its creative writing competition in commemoration of the World Creativity and Innovation week which took place from April 15-21, 2018. This competition is the 2nd edition of the company’s Prodigy series titled “So You Think You Can Write”. The Prodigy Series…

By Energy Worth A non governmental organization (NGO) that propagate actions against energy poverty and climate change, Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability (REES) Africa, has announced that it will stage a walk against climate change on Saturday, May 5, 2018 by 7:30 am. The takeoff point is the Secretariat Bus Stop, Alausa, Ikeja Lagos State….

Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) seized the occasion of the 2018 May Day celebration to assess the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, scoring him low on key economic indices, particularly on job creation, industrialisation, power supply among others. In buttressing their point about the dismal performance of…

By Energy Worth The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) yesterday distributed hundreds of treated mosquito nets to its customers in Isheri Olofin area of Lagos State. Speaking after distributing the items, the company’s Brand Ambassador, Onawale Abiodun, said the gesture was part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the company. He said the decision…

By Oke Peter The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity has called on the Federal Government to once again nationalise the power sector, invest massively in it and introduce democratic and transparent management. The group, in a statement on Friday, described the reversal of the privatisation as the only way the electricity needs of Nigerians…

By Adelabu Jumoke The Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has confirmed that the first phase of the Prudent Energy Premier League will hold from April 27 to May 6 in Abuja.The President of the Federation, Samuel Ocheho disclosed that 12 teams in the male category and 10 teams in the female category will take part…