Business

By Amos Odhe The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has approved a License to Establish (LTE) for a new 10,000 barrels per stream day (BPSD) modular refinery in Imode, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The announcement, made by …

Director General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, have led a specialized team of NOSDRA personnel and stakeholders to conduct “a comprehensive site assessment” in Zion City, Agum, a community on Bukuma Island of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The initiative …

By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area 1 Command, Port Harcourt, says it collected the sum of over N200 billion in revenue last year 2024, noting that the feat marked a significant achievement in its revenue collection efforts, as it promised to re-double efforts in 2025. A breakdown …

By Bon Peters Chairmanship aspirant of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Onne Seaport chapter in the 2025 election, Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku (Onwa), has vowed not to step down for any candidate. Disclosing this in a pre-manifesto unveiling in his office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Chief Isikaku emphasized …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Property developers in Ughelli, particularly Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have spoken against the daily rise in cost of the so-called ‘white sand’ used in home construction. According to the developers in Ughelli main town, “a trip (truck-load) of sand is now …

In abid to step up its constitutional role, the Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne, has recorded ground breaking seizures in its operations against smuggling and illicit trade, led by the vigilant officers and collaboration with sisters agencies. Briefing journalists, the Comptroller, Area II Command, Mahammed Babandede, said the …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Real estate investor and entertainment enthusiast, My-ACE China, has rolled out plans to make Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital to compete with Lagos, currently Nigeria’s entertainment capital in talent hunt shows or programmes. While speaking on the sidelines of his emergence as the winner …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil & Gas Investment Limited Joint Venture (GEIL/LEKOIL JV) on Thursday presented bursaries and scholarships to 121 undergraduate and post graduate students. The students are Indigenes of Asukama and Ayama Ekede communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, two …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Pipeline surveillance company, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd (PINL), on Saturday concluded a week-long distribution of food palliatives to its 215 pipeline host communities across the four Niger Delta states of Abia, Bayelsa, Imo and Rivers. This is as the host communities have commended PINL for what they …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi As the Federal Government moves to end pipeline vandalism and oil theft, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, (PINL) a pipeline surveillance contractor has deployed strategies to win the war on the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP). The company on Monday, through its consultant, Learn & Leadwise Resources Limited, commenced …