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Power sector loses N377.6bn to gas, grid constraints in 7months

Power sector loses N377.6bn to gas, grid constraints in 7months

By Temidayo Joshua Nigeria’s power sector has continued to suffer setbacks in the last seven months with the loss of about N377.6 billion due to problems associated with the gas supply, and grid infrastructure challenges, as average energy generated hovered at 3,707MW. This further reiterates the call for the gas-to-power[Read More…]

by July 30, 2020 0 comments Business
Mele Kyari, GMD NNPC

Nigeria burns N281bn in 6 months as 228.8bscf of gas is flared

By Temidayo Joshua A recent report has indicated that Nigeria lost $779.9million in six months, as oil and gas companies operating in the country flared 222.8 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) of gas from January to June 2020, from the Federal Government’s gas flare tracker. Using the Central Bank of[Read More…]

by July 26, 2020 0 comments Business
Eni faults public prosecutor’s requests for conviction

Eni faults public prosecutor’s requests for conviction

Eni considers that the Public Prosecutor’s requests for conviction of the Company, its former and current CEOs and the managers involved in the Opl245 proceeding are completely groundless. In a statement, Eni said during its indictment, in the absence of any evidence or tangible reference to the contents of the[Read More…]

by July 22, 2020 0 comments Business
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives

NDDC Probe: Gbajabiamila gives Akpabio 48 hours to name lawmakers who received contracts

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to name the lawmakers who received contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission. Akpabio had said before a House committee on Monday said that 60 per cent of the[Read More…]

by July 21, 2020 0 comments Politics
PPPRA says deregulation will force down petrol price

PPPRA says deregulation will force down petrol price

By Olatunde Dodondawa The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says full deregulation of the downstream oil and gas sector will help force down price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called  petrol. In a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Mr Saidu Abdulkadir in Abuja, on Sunday, PPPRA attributed[Read More…]

by July 19, 2020 0 comments News