By Emmanuella Anokam Dr Vitalis Obi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, says the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has brought out the best in the staff of the ministry going by the high level of productivity they have exhibited. Obi said this in Abuja during the 2025 ministerial award presentationContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday conducted a simulation and public awareness campaign on fuel-related accidents and fire outbreaks in Kaduna. Suleiman Muhammad, Head of Operations at NEMA’s Kaduna Office, said the exercise was to strengthen inter-agency collaboration and enhance emergency preparedness in the eventContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Tuesday unveiled the first Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) facility in North-East Nigeria located in Yola. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, Ekpo described the development as a historic milestone in Nigeria’s gas sector, particularlyContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Presidency says contrary to views in certain quarters, the International Oil Companies (IOC) are not exiting the country, rather they are rebalancing and refocusing on deep water. Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, stated this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Imo Government is to collaborate with ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited (AGPC) to boost the production of gas in the state. Gov. Hope Uzodimma, made this known in Abuja after a meeting with the Managing Director of the company, Effiong Okon and his team in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has inaugurated a transport scheme known as “Project CNG-SPROUT” an initiative aimed at promoting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered transportation in all Nigerian universities. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, said this while inaugurating the pilot phase of the projectContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) are to collaborate to check the rising incidence of tanker crashes on roads in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara. Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, the NEMA Zonal Head in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, made this knownContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) says it will train students of various Nigerian universities on how to convert and maintain CNG vehicles. Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, Programme Director/Chief Executive, P-CNGI, who disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, said the capacity building would be achieved under theContinue Reading
By Sandra Umeh The shutdown of the Unit 10 of the Port Harcourt Refinery should serve as a wake-up call to building long-term capacities and ensuring sustainability in the management and execution of refinery projects. A lawyer and engineer, Mr Patrick Edward, gave the advice on Thursday in an interviewContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) is undergoing a maintenance shutdown. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., said the scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment commences on May 24, 2025. Soneye said the company was workingContinue Reading
