Buhari advocates timely completion of NLNG Train 7
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 be delivered on schedule so that the Train 8 project […]
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Hydrocarbons will remain major energy source till 2040 – Buhari
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that despite the rush for investments in renewable energy in the world, hydrocarbons will still remain a major […]
FG approves 7 ministerial regulations on Nigerian Content
SEVEN Nigerian Content Ministerial Regulations have been approved and gazetted, making them subsidiary legislations that can be implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring […]
Gov. Ben Ayade Opens Up On Why He Dumped PDP For APC
Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River State has opened up on why he dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress […]
Why petrol subsidy will be removed now, by minister
Subsidy on petrol will soon be withdrawn, Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva, said yesterday. The minister told reporters there is no going back […]
House Of Reps May Summon Buhari Over Alleged Oil Licensing Fraud
According to a report by Vanguard, the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Thursday, threatened to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over circumstances leading […]
Flying on the Wing of Gas, by Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina By the time we remove hatred, malice, indecent politics, and all the ills that plague our country and its leaderships across different governments, […]
Peterside Atedo kicks against $1.5bn for repair of PH refinery
Founder of Stanbic IBTC and Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has kicked against plans by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to spend $1.5bn on repair […]
Petroleum industry bill for Passage in April- Sylva
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has said that the national assembly may pass the petroleum industry bill (PIB) in next Month.“The […]
FG Approves $1.5bn for Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery
$1.5billion has been allocated for the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery. The Federal Executive Council gave the approval on Wednesday and the plan will be […]
FEC approves $1.5bn for rehabilitation of Port Harcourt refinery
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the largest refining company in the country, the Port […]
Full Deregulation Of Petrol Price Is Coming Soon – Minister Of State For Petroleum, Timipre Sylva
Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum has stated that Nigerians should expect full deregulation of the price of petrol. Speaking at University of […]
Petrol Subsidy To gulp N102.96bn In March
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation may spend N102.96bn on petrol subsidy this month going by the recent pricing template for the commodity. A Federal Government […]
#FuelPriceHike: Maintain Current Fuel Price – Minister to Marketers
Petrol marketers have been ordered to maintain the current fuel price. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said this as he stated […]
Sylva, Amaechi, Omo-Agege, others to gather for PIB confab
Stakeholders in the Niger-Delta region will gather on March 10 at one-day virtual colloquium to proffer solutions to some of the hitches responsible for the […]
FG To Begin Oil Production In Northeast – Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva
The Federal government has revealed plans to begin oil exploration in the northeast. Speaking during a recent interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight in Abuja, which […]
Oil nears $56, FG may reintroduce fuel subsidy
The sustained increase in global crude oil prices has pushed up the landing cost of imported petrol closer to the current pump prices of the […]
‘Explain how petroleum ministry spent N116m on pens, others’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, to probe how N116 […]
Gas conversion: FG makes U-turn, says vehicle owners to pay N250,000
The Federal Government says car owners will pay up to N250,000 to have their vehicles converted to run on gas. Justice Derefaka, Technical Adviser on […]
Nigeria Set To Resume Fuel Imports From Niger Republic
Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria, will resume the importation of petroleum products from Niger Republic. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources announced on Thursday in a […]