Following a successful campaign in the South West geo-political zone where over 1, 000 people, including two minors regained their sights, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ( NNPC Ltd.) is moving to restore the sight of about 6,000 people across the country, by the end of first quarter. The oil company, through its social…
Practically speaking, where eloquence is often mistaken for intelligence, it is very interesting to see leaders like Agboworin, who have proven that true greatness goes beyond mere rhetoric. Despite the misconception that eloquence is the ultimate measure of a leader’s worth, Agboworin’s enduring popularity among his constituents is a testament to the fact that substance…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO Plc” or the “Group”) (NGX: GTCO) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first tranche of its equity capital raise programme, following the completion of the capital verification exercise conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the approval of the Basis of Allotment of the…
Human Rights Activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the recent rehabilitation of the PortHarcourt and Warri refineries, He explained that the rehabilitation is a huge relief for Nigerians are groaning over the huge cost of petroleum products, especially PMS, adding that the President deserves accolades. In a press statement signed…
…As Drivers, Park operators show interest in CNG The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has taken its ongoing Stakeholders’ Sensitization Programme to Taraba State, where drivers and park operators showed significant interest in usage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The exercise is part of NNPC’s efforts to increase awareness and core understanding of…
Drivers and commuters in Borno State have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to establish more retail stations in the state. The call was made on Monday as NNPC Ltd concluded a one-day sensitization exercise in Maiduguri, the state capital. The sensitization exercise, which was aimed at educating drivers and commuters on the…
A Nigerian communications consultant and publisher of Africa Enterprise, Simbo Olorunfemi, has stated that the Port Harcourt Refinery, which has undergone a comprehensive rehabilitation, is now producing high-quality petroleum products after years of dormancy. In qn article penned after an on the spot assessment of the facility in Rivers state, he added that not only…
In a groundbreaking political development, former presidential candidate and renowned statesman, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has brought together the chairmen of all area council chapters of the two major political parties in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)—the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The historic meeting, which took place yesterday, was convened to…
The National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery is operational, contrary to claims by critics. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, Osifo stated that the refinery’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) is functional and producing various petroleum products, including…
CONFIRMED: Port Harcourt Refinery Working Effectively, Nigerian Society Of Chemical Engineers Declares Highest body of chemical engineers in the country, the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, NSChE, has given the Port Harcourt Refinery a clean bill of health, declaring that the plant is running, contrary to claims made by critics about the facility. National President…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has allegedly accused Dangote Refinery of sponsoring media attacks against the rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refinery. In a veiled reference to the billionaire, Fani-Kayode claimed on his X post on Thursday, that the private sector elements new to the oil business are trying to undermine the achievement of the Nigerian…
President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, has clarified the controversy surrounding the Port Harcourt refinery’s operations. Reacting to claims by some critics that the refinery is merely a blending plant, Gillis-Harry emphasized that blending is a standard practice in crude oil refining processes worldwide. The Port Harcourt…
Nationwide excitement has greeted the revival of operations at the Port Harcourt refinery with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, oil workers’ union, Pan-Niger Delta Forun (PANDEF), and many prominent Nigerians expressing hope of fuel availability, price reduction, and a healthy market competition at the midstream subsection of the Nigerian oil industry. Recall that the Port Harcourt…
Investigation reveals that ɓusinessman, Aliko Dangote has signed a contract with Vitoil for 5 cargoes of 38,000 metric tonnes per cargo. One of them is the CL Jane Austen tracked by bloomberg. The Dangote Refinery has altered the federal government’s petrol supply plan as it began the sale of fuel in dollars to the foreign…
The House of Representatives Committee on Narcotic Drugs, on Wednesday, raised concerns over the alarming rate of drug abuse among youths and women in the North Central region of the country. The committee called on stakeholders in the region to take urgent and proactive steps to tackle the growing menace, which they described as “a…