By Mandy Tina The chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Rivers State chapter, Comrade Monday Eleazar, has described the Boma Tom George-led faction of the union as “a product of illegality.” Eleazar, who made this known in a press statement, said the process that brought Boma George as state …
Read More »Group writes IG over ‘Compromise’ on Probe into Alleged Vessels Entrapment
By Amos Odhe A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has once again written to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, “not to allow any form of compromise capable of derailing the investigation” into its petition against a private security company, Tantita …
Read More »Illegal Bunkering: Navy Uncovers 14 ‘Boiling’ Sites in Rivers
… Commends PINL on ‘Cooperation, Credible Intelligence’ By Chukwumaechi Godwin The Nigerian Navy component of the Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Friday uncovered 14 boilers scattered across a 500-meter radius at a location known as Ataba creek in Andoni Local Government Area. According to our correspondent, the location lies very …
Read More »Marketers Blame Fuel Scarcity in Rivers on NNPC, Allege ‘Lack of Supply’
By Mandy Tina Some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Rivers State, have blamed the recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS) experienced in Port Harcourt to lack of distribution by NNPC In an interview with our correspondent, one of the marketers, Dr. Joseph Obele, said for …
Read More »TotalEnergies achieves ‘Zero Gas Flaring in its Assets’
By Mandy Tina TotalEnergies Nigeria limited says it has reached zero routine flaring in all its operations across Nigeria, becoming the first EP company to do so. Announcing the feat on Thursday 15 February, 2024, to newsmen in Port Harcourt, after an inspection tour of OML100, the managing director, TotalEnergies …
Read More »Local Content: NCDMB Shares Knowledge with Mozambique’s ENH
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa In keeping with Nigeria’s leadership role in the development of local content in Africa, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded a two-day Local Content development experience-sharing session with a delegation from Mozambique’s national oil company, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH). The engagement …
Read More »Pipeline Surveillance: Urhobo Group faults Allegations against Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan
By Amos Odhe The Urhobo Host Communities Rebirth Initiative (UHCRI) has faulted allegation made against Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL. A group had accused Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan of allegedly planning to increase of the scope of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded …
Read More »Keshi Optimistic on S’South Governors Rejuvenating BRACED Commission
By Amos Odhe The first meeting in 2024 of the governors of oil and gas rich South South region, under the auspices of the BRACED Commission, in this current dispensation held on Thursday January 18, 2023 under the leadership of the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, who double as chairman …
Read More »Bayelsa Govt Decries Poor Tax Compliance, Pledges to Partner CITN
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday decried the comparatively low level of tax compliance in the state, which has been responsible for the poor internally generated revenue (IGR) profile of the state. The deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made this known when the Yenagoa and District …
Read More »Onshore Divestments: Address Ecological, Health, Socio-Economic Impacts Before Exiting, CSOs tell Shell
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) focused on environmental rights advocacy have demanded that Shell UK addressed ecological impact of its operations before sale of its onshore business in Nigeria. Shell Plc UK, parent company to Shell companies in Nigeria on January 16 announced its decision to …
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