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December 8, 2015 No Responses

Oando gets approval to raise N80b

Shareholders of Oando Nigeria Plc have approved the company’s quest to raise N80 billion by way of rights issue to existing shareholders. The shareholders also approved plan to divest any or all shareholding and investment in the downstream business...

December 7, 2015 No Responses

Govt proposes partial for refineries

As part of measures to operate refineries as profitable ventures, the Federal Government has concluded plans to grant semi-autonomy to the entities. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has expressed its readiness to raise funds from international investors an...

December 4, 2015 No Responses

FAAN pledges more allowances for staff

The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has agreed to increase allowances and claims for workers in the agency. This was contained in a communiqué singed by leaders of three aviation unions and the management team of...

December 2, 2015 No Responses

Osibanjo decries over-dependence on oil

The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has described Nigeria’s over-dependence on oil resources as a major factor responsible for the high level of corruption in the country. He also identified restiveness and agitation for resource control, especially in the S...

December 2, 2015 No Responses

PwC predicts drop in ageing power infrastructure by 2020

A survey put together by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has predicted that ageing infrastructure is expected to significantly reduce in the next five years (2020). Quoting Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of power and utilities companies in Nigeria, the survey ...

December 1, 2015 No Responses

Buhari approves Nigeria’s action plan to tackle climate change

AS part of measures to tackle climate change, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the submission of Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In a statement, the Pre...

December 1, 2015 No Responses

NNPC, others to harmonise subsidy claims

The Senate has directed the Ministry of Petroleum, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other relevant stakeholders to harmonise subsidy claims for October to December 2015. Sen. Danjuma Goje, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, gave the...

November 26, 2015 No Responses

NCAA bars five marketers from supplying aviation fuel

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended five oil marketing companies from supplying aviation fuel, also called Jet A1, to local and foreign airlines operating in the country due to lack of depot facilities. According to Punch Newspaper, the compani...

November 26, 2015 No Responses

NNPC partners EFCC, DSS on fuel scarcity

Worried by the ongoing nationwide fuel scarcity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has implored the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to help arrest marketers hoarding and divertin...

November 24, 2015 No Responses

FG re-affirms commitment to GECF

The Federal Government has assured the Gas Exporting Countries Forum ( GECF) of its continuous support as it struggles to surmount the challenges that the global oil and gas industry is facing. This assurance was given by President Muhammadu Buhari...

November 23, 2015 No Responses

Olawepo-Hashim advocates single digit interest rate

Energy sector investor, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has called for the lowering of interest rate in the nation’s banking sector from its current double digit figure to a single one to enable investors access finance at reasonable lending rate towards the...

November 20, 2015 No Responses

FG approves disbursement of $150m NNLG fund

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the sharing of $150 million among the three tiers of government. According to the council, the money is part of the $400 million dividends paid by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas. Vice President...

November 13, 2015 No Responses

Panel accuses NNPC of frustrating crude deals probe

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee set up by the parliament to investigate the alleged shady deals in the Refined Products Exchange Agreements (crude oil swap) has alleged that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) conspired to delib...

November 11, 2015 No Responses

NNPC advocates reduction in $30 production cost

Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has described $30 currently spent by oil companies to produce one barrel of crude oil in Nigeria as too high. According to him, the amount should be reduced...