Business

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt   Executive Secretary of the Institute of Export Operations and Management (IEOM), Mr Ofon Udofia, has called on the Federal Government to implement a 30 percent rebate on tariffs in the bid to revive the underutilized eastern ports. He warned that failure to take action …

  Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), a pipeline surveillance firm in the Niger Delta region, has dismissed suggestions of its involvement in the recent shutdown of the Ogidigben oil facility in Ugborodo, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. This follows remarks by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, …

  By Kelechi Nwaucha With an initial N1 billion outlay, gas company, NLNG, in partnership with the Bank of Industry (BOI), has unveiled a scheme to provide single-digit interest loans for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in its 110 host communities and gas transmission system (GTS) areas. The scheme, …

By Mandy Willy   The Association of Practicing Professional Project Managers of Nigeria (APPMON) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting excellence and global best practices in project management across Nigeria, with the official unveiling of its indigenous methodology, ‘ABOKI’. During a media presentation held in Port Harcourt, National President and …

One of the activities of oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that has remained an issue of concern over the years is gas flaring. Recently, the international spokesman of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), Amb. Dr Emmanuel Nkweke, in an interview with newsmen in Harcourt, at …

The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State council, has said that development of infrastructure, effective governance and sustainable practices as well as stakeholder engagement are crucial to unlocking the blue economy potential of the state. Chairman of the Chapel, Mr. Amaechi Okonkwo, disclosed this on …

By Bethel Toby The Federal Government of Nigeria has facilitated the signing of a $3.5 billion agreement between the BFI Group and China National Chemical Engineering Corporation (CNCEC) to revive the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State. Our correspondent gathered that the signing of …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Communities along the Bayelsa section of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), have commended surveillance company, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), for its approach to the protection of the pipeline in their area. They rated the pipeline surveillance company ‘A’ for adequately engaging communities and other relevant stakeholders …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Pipeline host communities in the Niger Delta states of Abia, Rivers and Imo, have commended the security initiatives put in place by the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd (PINL) towards securing critical national assets, such as the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP). Making their views known during a ‘Stakeholders …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The 2025 edition of the NLNG Science Quiz and Science Project Exhibition for secondary schools in Rivers State has kicked off with a sharp focus on advancing renewable energy innovations among secondary school students in the state. The science quiz, which commenced on Wednesday, is …