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Azeez October 11, 2017

EFCC to auction seized petroleum products

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started plans to auction seized Petroleum products and vessels from oil bunkers. The commission held a “pre-bid meeting” with shortlisted auctioneers in…

Omoleye Omoruyi September 3, 2017

NNPC’s sustained intervention has led to reduced prices in petroleum products – Spokesperson

In a statement Sunday, by spokesman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ndu Ughamadu, the sustained strategic intervention in the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products has led to…

Omoleye Omoruyi May 11, 2017

Fayose comes after DSS for detaining Ifeanyi Ubah

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the arrest and detention of Ifeanyi Ubah by the Department of State Services (DSS). The Governor described the DSS's…

Azeez March 1, 2017

Nigeria must stop importation of petroleum products by 2019 – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said the importation of petroleum products into Nigeria was a fraud and must be stopped. He said tnis in his ministerial…

Op-ed Editor January 11, 2017

Opinion: Why is ‘cooking gas’ costly in Nigeria?

by Adedamola The sudden high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), cooking gas has made the news, compounding what has been a terrible year for many Nigerian’s disposable income. Sadly,…

Azeez January 3, 2017

FG to ban importation of refined petroleum products

The Federal Government has said it would ban the importation of refined petroleum products by 2018. Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu said this in Ebonyi State while addressing a…

Kolapo Olapoju January 13, 2015

“The elections have been rigged” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Muhammadu 'Honest' Buhari Sule Lamido is pretty upset with some ungrateful politicians who defected from the PDP to APC... but then, he believes Buhari is a…

September 30, 2013

BUSTED: Navy arrests 5 foreigners for smuggling petroleum products (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi The Nigerian Navy Task Force in Badagry area of Lagos State has apprehended five foreigners whose specialty was illegally conveying petroleum products from pipeline vandals in Nigeria…

September 5, 2013

It begins: Dangote refinery to employ 8,000 engineers, create jobs for 85,000 Nigerians

by Oge Okonkwo The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, stated that about 8,000 engineers would be needed for an effective start of the nine- billion- dollar Dangote Refinery/Fertiliser…

August 14, 2013

Opinion: Encouraging local crude oil refining in the Niger Delta

by Akanimo Asuquo Sunday Government should be innovative and ingenuous in formulating policies that regulate the extractive industries. Home made policies regarding the extracting of our natural resources should be…

July 2, 2013

Rainoil expands operation with 2 new vessels

... as PPPRA Executive Secretary applauds investment as a significant boost to economy Rainoil Limited, a leading indigenous petroleum products marketing company, has inaugurated its two newly acquired multi-million dollars…

June 21, 2013

3 Chinese get 2 year jail term in Lagos for ‘illegaly storing petrol at home’

by Rachel Ogbu Three Chinese have been jailed for two years for illegally storing petroleum products at their Isheri, Lagos residence. On Thursday, a Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced…

February 23, 2013

Army dismisses soldier for kidnapping and robbery after newspaper report

by Akan Ido An Army private attached to the 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effunrun, Delta state has been dismissed for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery. The soldier was said to…

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