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OML 11: Ogoni leaders, NPDC agree to wipe Shell’s footprints
Sopuruchi Onwuka The people of Ogoni land in Rivers State and the management of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) have agreed to adopt a new operating model for oil and gas exploration and production in the area which hosts…
Anambra Mourns Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi and Mrs Adanma Okpara
C. Don Adinuba The people and Government of Anambra State have received with sadness the departure of two former First Ladies, Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Mrs Adanma Okpara, who died a day apart last weekend. Mrs Aguiyi-Ironsi was the widow of…
OML 11: Shell dares FG at Supreme Court
Sopuruchi Onwuka Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Nigeria Limited is pressing ahead with contest over operating right on the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 onshore Niger Delta, brushing aside advice by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to cease fighting….
Lagos secures 300,000 Moderna jabs as Covid-19 cases escalate
…As Pfizer secures full approval to hit market Sopuruchi Onwuka Government of Lagos State is set to deploy some 300,000 doses of Moderna vaccines in response spikes in infection rate and fatalities arising from the third wave of the deadly…
NPDC reenters OML 11 with new operating model
…As NNPC warns Shell against further contest Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has declared resumption of operations of production activities by its exploration and production unit, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 area onshore…
Wabote becomes African Local Content Icon
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, has been selected for the African Local Content Icon Award by the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA). The award organized by the African Leadership…
TotalEnergies rebrands Nigerian affiliates
Sopuruchi Onwuka TotalEnergies has modified the corporate identity of all its local affiliates in Nigeria to reflect the new image and diversified energy portfolios as the French oil multinational takes a greener path to development of energy with minimal carbon…
FG constitutes panel to end fuel importation
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government is taking definite steps to finally restore domestic sourcing of petroleum products into the country, constituting a board that would henceforth drive development of new refineries that would form the nation’s primary source of supply. Nigerian…
NNPC engages contractors in 50MW Maiduguri EPP
A significant step towards redeeming the pledge by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to intervene in the perennial electric power supply challenge in Maiduguri, Borno State, was taken Tuesday with the execution of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)…
NNPC restates support for NLNG
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has reiterated the corporation’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited towards achieving its goal of becoming a global LNG company of choice. …
