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To expedite the growth of the Federal Government’s revenue and in turn boost the nation’s reserve base, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and Oando, have executed a novation agreement for Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 60,61, 62 and 63. The Group Managing Director of the …

During a recent Media Engagement meeting held in Abuja, Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Executive Secretary, Engr. Simbi Wabote expressed his opposition towards the creation of multiple Local Content Boards. According to him, “the NCDMB can modify its templates to suit other sectors. In our view, this is …

The first phase of the Oloibiri Health Program (OHP) was recently inaugurated and comprises of the remodeled General Hospital, Kolo; Water Treatment Plant; Hybrid Solar Powered System; Medical Laboratory Equipment at the College of Health Technology, Otuogidi and the Dental Chair at the Demonstration Clinic, Otuogidi (one of the 14 …

Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Praises Tony Elumelu’s Private-Sector Led Approach to African Development; President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa: “If you want really good returns, as Tony Elumelu said, come to Africa”; Elumelu Champions Job Creation in Africa at Breakfast Meeting with President of Rwanda and UNICEF Executive Director. …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have pledged to work together to run pipeline vandals and oil thieves out of business in the country. A press release Monday by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, …

 Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August: This year marks the International Year of Indigenous Languages, declared by the United Nations General Assembly to draw attention to the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous languages. Languages …

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has challenged the Nigerian Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) to monitor the activities of the corporation closely with a view to keeping it on its toes towards the delivery of its mandate to the …

The Jacques Avias pumping station at the karst spring of the French river Lez southeast of Les Matelles supplies the entire Montpelliers community with fresh drinking water. Since 1982, tandem submersible motor pumps from the German pump manufacturer Pleuger Industries have been pumping 1700 litres of drinking water per second …

Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur,The Acting Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources,  has emphasised the Department’s commitment to intensify it’s regulatory and supervisory role for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Speaking at a media briefing at the DPR Head Office in Lagos, the Acting Director informed the public …

 The new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, has vowed to reverse the trend of petroleum products importation in the country by rehabilitating the existing refineries and encouraging private sector investment in the refineries sub-sector. A press release by NNPC Group General …