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By Joel Anekwe Nigeria’s Natural Gas Reserve has risen to 206.53 trillion cubic feet (tcf), the Department of Petroleum Resources DPR has announced, describing it as a development showing that the country’s declaration of the gas decade is on course. Sarki Auwalu, managing director and CEO of the Department of …

… Says Akpabio’s Humility, Visit to Oporoza ‘Averted National Challenge’ By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, says Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board’s inauguration will not stop its forensic audit touted to be reason for the delay, adding that “Senator Godswill Akpabio’s humble visit to …

… ‘Adopts’ Wrestling Champion, Sprinter   Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, rewarded athletes that won medals for the state at the National Sports Festival held in April this year in Edo State. An elated Governor Diri announced a total package of N195 million for the gold, silver …

By Joel Anekwe Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Train 7 project is a big enabler of his administration’s plan to transform Nigeria into a major gas and industrialised nation. The President stated this at the ground breaking of the Train 7 LNG project …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  ‘No Rift between Sylva, Akpabio over NDDC Board’  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa  The minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has denied the existence of a rift between him and the minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. This was contained in a …

By Joel Anekwe  As the world forges ahead with energy transition to reduced dependence on fossil fuel, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a cost reduction strategy to make the exploration and production of crude oil more competitive and attractive to investors. The President who was represented at the …

By Ebube Egbufor The Amanyanabo of Nembe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Edmund Daukoru, has called on Nigerians to see security of lives and properties as a shared responsibility instead of blaming any single institution for not tackling the insecurity in the country. Speaking recently to newsmen at the Port …

By Ebube Egbufor A former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, says the proposed recruitment of ten thousand police officers by the Federal Government of Nigeria should be done every six months and not yearly as the Nigerian Police Force “is grossly understaffed.” Okiro who spoke recently to news …

By Joel Anekwe  The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has signed Global Memoranda of Understanding (GMoU) with three communities in Rivers State that would enable the communities “take ownership and drive sustainable community development” with the active support of the company. NLNG announced the first phase of the new …

By Ebube Egbufor Rivers State coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Chief Chinwendu Chukwu, has called for aggressive youth empowerment using the NYSC skills acquisition model so as to help curb issues of separatist agitations and insecurity. Chukwu made the call Friday while presiding over the 2021 Batch …