By Oke Peter Oil prices rose on Wednesday, lifted by a fall in U.S. crude inventories and concerns that tensions in the Middle East could disrupt supplies. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at 58.27 dollars at 0131 GMT, up 39 cents, or 0.7 per cent from their last close – and…
By Oke Peter The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the tariff payable by electricity consumers may increase by 61.5 per cent anytime soon, adding that it is awaiting a final approval from the Federal government before implementation begins at the new rate. NERC explained that the actual tariff for one kilowatt-hour of power…
By Oke Peter The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has described the commencement of operations of the newly constructed ultra-modern mega station of NNPC Retail Limited located along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, as part of the strategies to ensuring energy security in the country. Reviewing the giant strides of NNPC Retail…
By Oke Peter ExxonMobil Chemical Company has announced today that it has commenced production on the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The full project, part of the company’s multi-billion dollar expansion project in the Baytown area and ExxonMobil’s broader Growing the Gulf expansion initiative,…
By Oke Peter The Presidency on Sunday said no contracts worth 25 billion dollars were awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It also said that 25 billion dollars was not missing in the corporation. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, stated…
By Oke Peter The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) /Chevron Joint Venture has commenced Mass Deworming Programme that will involve 60,000 pupils in Ondo State. The programme, which would cover pupils in three local governments of Idanre, Okitipupa and Owo Local Government areas. The deworming programme was flagged off at St Paul Mega Primary School,…
By Oke Peter As part of strategies to shore up the nation’s reserve base, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), will reinvigorate exploratory activities in the seven hydrocarbon basins in the country. NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed this Thursday when he received the Governor of Yobe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, at the…
By Oke Peter The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Bayero University Kano (BUK) have pledged to partner in the ongoing exploratory activities in the frontier basins across the country. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, made this known Thursday when the Vice Chancellor of BUK, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, paid him…
By Oke Peter Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has announced the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN’s plan to upgrade both T1 Ejigbo Power transformer and T3 Alimosho Power transformer from 30MVA to 100MVA. According to the power distribution company, the upgrade is part of her strategic effort to strengthen capacity. The project, slated to commence…
By Oke Peter The Federal Government has initiated a business model to end estimated billing for electricity customers in the country in the next three years. The proposed business model provides for the licensing of Meter Services Providers (MSP) by the Commission who would, on a competitive basis, provide for the financing, procurement, installation, maintenance…
