Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has reaffirmed federal government’s plan to commence freighting of petroleum products by rail from the nation’s seaports and refineries for onward distribution to consumers in the hinterlands. The move followed the hitches often encountered in distribution of petroleum products by road transport. The collapse of Nigeria’s un­derground pipeline networks, about 10 years, had resulted in trucking of ...

“WAPIC was the place to do business” The continued growth in the quality and the numbers attending the West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) reflects the increased confidence of the region’s power sector says WAPIC programme director Natalie Bacon. The 12th edition of the region’s leading power and energy conference and trade expo took place in November in Lagos and ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has announced that the nation’s three refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri have attained a combined daily production of over 6.76 million litres of petrol per day which is projected to increase to over 10 million litres per day by the end of January 2016. A statement by the NNPC which gave a ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday dispelled insinuations in some quarters that the Federal Government has concluded plans to increase the pump price of fuel from N87 to N97 per litre as from January 2016.   Speaking during a media parley at the NNPC ...

As part of plans to fast track the 22,000 MW projected demand of  electricity  by year 2020 in Nigeria  experts has called on the federal government to intensify efforts towards the production of coal as a source of energy’ Though not unmindful of the short comings of using coal as source of power supply, it is said that Nigeria for ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has called on member countries of the African Petroleum Producers Association (APPA), to close ranks and bring their influence to bear on the global oil and gas production matrix. Speaking at a media briefing to herald the forthcoming 6th Africa Petroleum Congress and Exhibition (CAPE Vl) billed for Abuja from ...

L’Avyanna Skin Naturals recently organised a two-day training workshop in Victoria Island, Lagos entitled Natural & Organic Skincare Business Master class. According to the CEO of L’Avyanna, Dr. May Ikeora, the training was aimed at beautypreneurs looking to set up their own skincare business through learning the ropes in the sector. “Specifically, they learnt how to make organic and natural products ...

Corporate fleet owners, institutional and individual vehicle owners can now avail themselves of quality auto  repair and services with the opening of automobile workshop at the University of Lagos following collaborations between RT Briscoe plc,, franchise owners of the Toyota and Ford brands in Nigeria. The historic opening of the ultra-modern workshop facility followed years of discussions between the University ...

Minister of state for Solid Minerals, Hon Abubakar Bawa Bwari said Nigeria will continue to welcome investors with open arms, but they must be mindful of extant regulations. Hon Bwari said in this era of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, investors should be careful not to do anything that will harm the people or further damage the environment. Speaking ...

MINISTER of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi yesterday said that the ministry would in the first quarter of next year, come up with a roadmap that would guide local and foreign investors in the mining sector. Apart from detailing the quantity and quality of mineral deposits in the country, the document, when ready, would also state the categories of mining ...