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Akpabio Lack Morality To Ask South South Govs To Account For 13% Derivation-Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in the region of mismanagement of 13 percent derivation fund.
He said it…
DPR Seeks Strategic Synergy With Anti Graft Agency
The Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR) has expressed renewed interests in collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), stressing that the existing relationship between the two agencies should be…
DPR Seals 86 Illegal Lagos Based Gas Plants In 2020
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it shutdown 86 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Lagos State in 2020 for operating illegally.
Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR made this known in a statement issued…
AYADE: PIB Must Address Delisting Of Cross River As Oil Producing State
As the Joint Committee on Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) tours the country for stakeholders' inputs, Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade, has tasked the National Assembly to handle related issues to the bill with circumspection to…
Approve Not Less Than 10 Percent For Host Communities In PIB – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advocated not less than 10 percent fund allocation to host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill that is still before the National Assembly.
Governor Wike said it is also…
DPR Warns Oil Markerters As Fuel Queues Resurfaces In Some Part Of Nigeria
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday said that it will not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions on marketers engaged in hoarding of petroleum products in their outlets.
Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, gave…
PIB: 2.5% For Host Communities Not Acceptable – Gov. Diri
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the 2.5 per cent revenue proposed for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was grossly inadequate and unacceptable to the people of the Niger Delta.
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IMO Govt Tasks Lawmakers To Beam Searchlight On Oil Industry Over Sharp Practices
The Imo state government has called on the National Assembly to review operations and management of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria over sharp practices
The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma disclosed this on…
Fuel Scarcity, Power Outage Hit Maiduguri, As Zulum Orders Govt Station To Deliver 45,000 Liitres Daily
As scarcity of petroleum products hits populated Maiduguri, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday ordered Borno Supply Company, a government owned filling stations to ensure daily supply of 45,000 litres to increase access…
Oil Industry Losing Substantial Investments Over Delay Of PIB Passage – Okowa
Delta Governor,Mr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday said Nigeria’s oil industry had lost substantial investments due to delay in the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Okowa stated this when he received on courtesy visit, the…