FG targets fresh bn oil, gas deal

By Emmanuella Anokam Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), says the Federal Government is set to seal a deal worth 20 billion dollars to boost oil and gas production in Nigeria. Lokpobiri said this on Thursday in Abuja when a delegation of Schlumberger (SLB) Ltd. ledContinue Reading

Chinese firm seeks partnership with FG on CNG-powered vehicles

By Emmanuella Anokam A Chinese energy company, Wen Advisor has indicated interest to invest in Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas – power vehicle scheme, to drive President Bola Tinubu administration’s energy transition project. The Managing Director of the company, Haikuo Weng stated this on Tuesday during a meeting with the PermanentContinue Reading

PTDF screens 600 South-South candidates for foreign postgraduate scholarship

By Precious Akutamadu The Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) has commenced the screening of 600 candidates for its 2024/2025 overseas postgraduate scholarship programme for Nigerians in the South-South region. The General Manager, Projects, Mrs Ifeoma Nwokike, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday. Nwokike said that the interviewContinue Reading

PTDF screens 606 candidates for overseas scholarship in N/East

By Olaide Ayinde The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has begun screening exercise for 606 candidates in the North-East under its overseas scholarship scheme. Mr Suraju Fari, Head of In-country Scholarship, PTDF, stated this on the sidelines of the three-day screening and physical verification exercise, on Monday in Bauchi. AccordingContinue Reading

Nigeria’s Adekeye emerges chairperson, oil and gas training institute’s Directors

By Emmanuella Anokam Nigeria’s Folashade Adekeye has emerged Chairperson, Forum of the Directors of Oil and Gas Training and Vocational Education Institutes of the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO). Adekeye, who is the Director, NNPC Academy, took over from the former chairperson, Mr Abdelkader Guenone, the Managing Director of theContinue Reading

Students, youths’ bodies beg Tinubu to appoint competent CEO for PTI

By Emmanuel Afonne The leadership of students and youths unions have called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint the acting Principal of Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Dr Samuel Onoji, as the substantive Principal of the institute. The unions’ appeal was conveyed in a letter addressed to the president and co-signedContinue Reading