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Chinese Firms Sign 5,500bpd Modular Refinery Deal In Edo State

Chinese Firms Sign 5,500bpd Modular Refinery Deal In Edo State The Edo State Government has disclosed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese consortium for the construction of a modular refinery in the state. It said that the refinery, with capacity for...

Anti-Open grazing law not punishing any religion or tribe – Gov Ishaku

Ahead of the full implementation of the law prohibiting open grazing in Taraba State, Governor Darius Ishaku, has reiterated that the law is not targeted at any group or section of the state as the law is colour-blind. In a statement signed by his Senior...

DPR seals 3 filling stations Lagos

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed three filling stations in Ibeju-Lekki and Epe in Lagos State for allegedly hoarding and selling fuel above the approved pump price. Mr Igheghe Abel, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Department, who led the team, told the...

Kano State set to end crisis in GSM market

The Kano State Government on Friday set up a Caretaker Committee to manage the GSM Farm Centre market with immediate effect. Ahmad Rabiu, the state commissioner for commerce, industry, cooperatives and tourism, disclosed this at a news conference in Kano. He said the establishment of the...

Bayelsa, Ekiti, Rivers Demand Share Of $1 billion Insurgency Fund

Ekiti, Rivers Demand Share Of $1 billion Insurgency Fund The controversy on the Federal Government’s plan to spend $1 billion to combat terrorism in the country took a new twist as Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, his Ekiti counterpart Ayodele Fayose and Bayelsa Governor Seriake...

550MW Ondo IPP Supplies First Electricity To Grid In Q4, 2020

550MW Ondo IPP Supplies First Electricity To Grid In Q4, 2020 Following the federal government’s approval of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), promoters of the 550 megawatts (MW) capacity Ondo gas-fired Independent Power Project (IPP), have said...