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Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) to make Bonny Island, its operational base, malaria free. The MoU was signed by NLNG’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Tony Attah on behalf of NLNG and the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. Through the U.S. President’s Malaria ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers Command, said it had received over 330 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) donated by Shell Nigeria to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Rivers FRSC Sector Commander, Salisu Galadunci, said in a statement that the PPEs comprised of 170 pieces of nose masks, 150 pieces of reflective jackets and body temperature gauges. The sector commander said ...

…Provides Justification for $1.5billion Refinery EPC Project…..The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has described the recently approved rehabilitation exercise of the 210,000 barrels per day capacity Port Harcourt Refinery as a worthy undertaking embarked upon after diligent consideration and in strict adherence to industry best standards.Speaking to reporters at the NNPC Towers, ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari has said that Nigeria cannot afford a brand new refinery of the size of Port Harcourt Refinery now. According to him the country does not have the financial muscle now to build a new refinery going by the economic situation of the country. He pointed out that in building ...

Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, has scored another first in the electricity sector, after bagging three latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 in recognition of its effective implementation of Occupational Safety & Health, Environment Management and Quality Management processes. In addition, the DisCo also emerged as one of the runners-up ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed the basic condition given by the lender, Afreximbank, to fund the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery. The corporation stated that the financial institution insisted that the NNPC will not operate and manage the refinery upon completion of the rehabilitation work, but rather a private-sector partner. This was disclosed by the Group ...

…….After several avoidable cargo-wasting accidents…… Following increasing reports of abuses of process in the operation of barges and private jetties, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has clamped down on unseaworthy barges while three illegal jetties have been sealed.ority (NPA), has clamped down on unseaworthy barges while three illegal jetties have been sealed. A statement issued by the Authority in Nigeria ...

The Hydro power output has dip electricity supply to 3,657MW leading to electricity generation in the country falling below 4,000 megawatts mark on Sunday. This shows that the output of the hydropower plants tumbled by more than a third over the weekend. The latest data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator showed that the power plants on the national ...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board says the 2,500 Barrels Per Day modular refinery being established at Egbokor, Edo State would be ready for inauguration by the fourth quarter of 2021. A statement posted on the NCDMB Twitter account on Sunday by its Corporate Communications Department, said the Executive Secretary of the Board, Simbi Wabote, gave the assurance after ...

President Muhammadu Buhari will alongside Vice President Yemi Osibajo and the Minister of Stater for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva feature in the upcoming “Decade of Gas” conference and high-level networking session in the pre summit of this year’s Nigeria International Petroleum Summit scheduled for March 29, 2021. The event, with the theme, “Towards a Gas-powered Economy by 2030” is a ...