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Shell Completes 20km Gas Pipeline Expansion In Abia

Shell Completes 20km Gas Pipeline Expansion In Abia   Shell Nigeria Gas says it has completed the final phase of its 20km domestic gas pipeline expansion project in Abia State, connecting Ogbor Hill, Osisioma and Araria industrial zones. The company said the project had also enabled the...

Lagos Oilfield Suffers 26% Output Drop

Lagos Oilfield Suffers 26% Output Drop   Crude oil production from Aje field, offshore Lagos, fell to 890,203 barrels last year from 1.2 million barrels in 2018, one of the joint venture partners has said. The field produced 912,870 barrels in 2017, down from 988,806 barrels in...

Lagos Govt Pays N93m Death Insurance Claims

Lagos Govt Pays N93m Death Insurance Claims     The Lagos State Government has said it paid insurance benefits worth N93m to relatives of deceased civil servants in three months. This was disclosed in its report, titled ‘Towards a greater Lagos.’ According to the report, Lagos presented insurance death...

Lagos Okays N1.16bn To Pay Retirees

Lagos Okays N1.16bn To Pay Retirees     The Lagos State Government has approved the release of N1.16bn for the payment of accrued pension rights to 368 public service retirees. This was disclosed by the Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, Mr Babalola Obilana, while giving an update on...

GBfoods, CBN, Others Complete N20bn Tomato Processing Factory

GBfoods, CBN, Others Complete N20bn Tomato Processing Factory      GBfoods, a culinary products manufacturer, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Kebbi State Government and the Emirate of Yauri, has completed the building of a N20bn tomato processing factory, in Kebbi State. A statement from...

Lagos Pledges N5bn Bailout For SMEs

Lagos Pledges N5bn Bailout For SMEs     The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the state is introducing measures to absorb the shocking effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the state. These measures, which include an additional N5bn...