Category: Energy

JUST IN: Electricity workers suspend strike

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Electricity workers, under the umbrella of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have suspended their strike.   The suspension is coming after the entire nation was thrown into darkness hours ago.   News Band reports that the electricity workers embarked on industrial strike action on Wednesday to press home their demands.   The federal government immediately summoned an emergency meeting with the electricity workers after they shut down the national grid.           NewsBand

Port Harcourt refinery to commence operation first quarter of 2023

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The Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, Ahmed Dikko, has given an assurance that the rehabilitation of the Old Port Harcourt Refinery with a refining capacity of 60,000 barrels per day would be completed and put to use by the first quarter of 2023. Dikko gave the assurance at the weekend when the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the state of the country’s refineries visited the facility in Rivers State for an on-the-spot assessment of the $1.5 billion rehabilitation project of the facility. He said the…

Renewable Energy, Major Driver for Youth Engagements – Gov Sani Bello

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Renewable energy has been identified as one of the 21st century skills and major driver to get more youths engaged. This was the position of Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and Member of Parliament, United Kingdom (UK) Helen Grant while interacting at Portcullis House, London on policies that will bring about youth engagements, women empowerment and improved girl child education. Governor Sani Bello also observed that renewable energy was capable of improving energy and addressing electricity inequality not only in the state but the country at large as it can be…

Why Nasarawa’s future is in oil and gas, says Gov Sule

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has expressed confidence that the future of the state lies in oil and gas, essentially because of the miraculous discovery of commercial quantity of hydrocarbons in parts of the state.   Engineer Sule disclosed this while playing host to elders of the Alago nation who were on a courtesy call at the Government House, on Wednesday.   According to the Governor, Nasarawa State is blessed when it comes to the area of oil and gas, following the discovery that the initial discovery of hydrocarbons…

Niger Gov lauds Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited

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The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has commended the Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited for the tremendous role it is playing in the pursue of excellence and professionalism in the power and energy sector.   The Governor disclosed this at the official presentation of three International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certificates to Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.   Governor Sani Bello who was represented by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane further revealed that Mainstream Energy, the operator of Kainji and…

Seplat targets 5m Trees yearly to reduce Carbon Emission

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The Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy, Mr. Roger Johnson has said the energy company will plant 5 million trees yearly to reduce carbon emission and produce cleaner energy.   Roger stated this while speaking at the launch of Seplat Tree4Life Launch in Abuja ,he said Nigeria needed lots of energy and job opportunities considering her population and as such must ensure energy accessibility and affordability.   Roger noted that with Seplat aim of carbon emissions reduction, energy poverty must be eradicated poverty in Nigeria and this is what Seplat aim…

Gov Sani Bello calls for more investment on skills development …. commissions Women Development Skills Acquisition Centre

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has stressed the need for government at all levels to invest more on developing skills in the society considering the increasing population of the country.   Governor Sani Bello stated this at the commissioning and handing over of a Multi purpose Women Development Skills Acquisition Centre constructed by the Total Energies in collaboration with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC as part of their Corporate Social Responsibilities. The Governor who noted the long standing and mutually beneficial relationship existing between the state government and the…

Senate investigates how defunct DPR illegally awarded OML 46 to Halkin Oil, despite Buhari’s directives

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The Nigerian Senate is investigating how OML 46 was illegally awarded to Halkin Exploration and Production Company Limited, by the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), in contravention of Presidential directive. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, while interfacing with the groups involved at a public hearing on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022, was informed that, after the revocation of the oil field, the presidency intervened, considered the numerous petitions from the various marginal owners and directed that the fields be rewarded on discretionary basis with preference to…

JOS Disco urges Customers to embrace MAP meters

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The Managing Director, Jos Electricity Distribution Plc, Alhaji MammanLafia Umar, has called on customers of the company to take advantage of the Meters Access Providers (MAP) programme of the company to be metered.   The Managing Director made the call yesterday at the customer’s consultative forum, Otukpo, Benue State. Alhaji Umar who was represented by the Otukpo Regional Manager, Mr Joseph Kwaghgba, urged customers to embrace the policy to be metered saying that the company desired to meter all her customers.   “You will recall that under the phase zero…

Energy crisis in Nigeria and the attendant economic losses By Aliyu Ilias

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Energy plays the most crucial role in economic progress, growth, and development, as well as poverty eradication. Uninterrupted energy supply is not a problem for many countries in Africa except Nigeria which has the dam and gas to produce it but has leaders whose business is to service their pocket at the expense of the Nigeria citizens, present and future economic growth crucially depends on the long-term availability of energy from sources that are affordable, accessible, and environmentally friendly. 2022 energy crisis has surpassed the preceding years of president Muhammad…