DESPITE reassurances from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that the nationwide fuel scarcity would be over on Wednesday, the shortage continues to linger, as long queues can still be found in most filling stations in the Lagos metropolis and … read more
Communities around the Otuagidi oil facility owned by the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have raised the alarm over a crude spill from the company’s oil well. Vanguard … read more
Rivers State government has ordered uninterrupted power supply to Port Harcourt International Airport from its gas turbine station and also urged the Federal Government to grant it the powers to run the airport. Governor Chibuike Amaechi said he gave the … read more
Hope for early restoration of the country’s crude oil output was dashed yesterday as Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said that it had extended the force majeure it declared on Forcados crude oil exports for March and April to cover … read more
VIOLENT protests broke out in Ado-Ekiti last night as the results of the gubernatorial re-run elections in Ekiti State yesterday were announced by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo. The PDP candidate, Mr Segun Oni was returned as the … read more
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it would soon resume repair works on the 17-kilometre Third Mainland bridge, which provides a direct access for over 50, 000 people daily to the commercial nerve of Lagos. The government stated this … read more
Once again, the deadline for gas flaring has for the third time been extended to December 2011. December 31, 2008 was the second deadline set by the government as restiveness in the Niger Delta takes a huge toll on efforts … read more
The country’s presidential adviser on Petroleum Matters, Emmanuel Egbogah does not think there is anything wrong with Nigeria’s inability to develop its own technology after 50 years of commercial oil exploration activities. He said this on Monday, while declaring open … read more
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, on Monday said only the results of the five local government councils earlier collated and announced at the collation centre were official. Adebayo, who spoke with one of our correspondents … read more
PROTESTING youths of Ogulagha community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, laid siege at the multi-billion naira Forcados Terminal, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) following the expiration of the community’s ultimatum to the multinational … read more