Fed Govt Plans To Boost Domestic Gas Usage By Q1, 2021       The federal government has intensified efforts to ensure that Nigeria achieves self-sufficiency in the domestic production and utilisation of its gas resources by the first quarter of 2021. The government noted that currently, Nigeria’s production...

Rivers, Shell Tango Over Ownership Of Oil Block       The Rivers State Government and Shell Petroleum Development Company are on a collision course over the ownership of Oil Mining Lease 11 and the Kidney Island in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state government said on Wednesday...

Reps Begin Probe Of N19bn 2011 Rail Contract To Ghost Firm         The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate a contract awarded in 2011 for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Makurdi section of the Eastern Rail Line valued at N19.2bn. The House is especially probing into...

Oil Marketers Seek FG's Approval To Fix Refineries       Oil marketers have expressed willingness and capacity to fix Nigeria’s dysfunctional refineries and get the facilities running in the shortest possible time. Operators of retail outlets in the downstream sector of the oil industry called on the Federal...

Airports Concession, Others Will Go Ahead Despite Opposition – FG         Moves to concession Nigeria’s four major airports and the establishment of a national carrier are still on course and the results will materialise soon, the Federal Government said on Monday. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika,...

Aviation: Recovery In Sight As Local Airlines Scale Up Operations         At least three local airlines have shown signs of early recovery from COVID-19 lockdown, with the reopening of closed routes and additional frequencies on traditional routes. As of yesterday, airlines like Dana Air, Air Peace and...