Tag: gas
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Nigeria rakes $416m from crude oil, gas export in one month
Figures released on Thursday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have revealed that in the month of June 2018, the country generated $416.07 million from crude oil and gas export sales. According to the June 2018 edition of the Monthly NNPC Financial and Operations Reports released yesterday by the state-owned oil agency, the amount…
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Gas explosion kills three children, injures two in Jigawa
No fewer than three children have died in Sara Village in Gwaram LGA of Jigawa, following a cooking gas cylinder explosion. The Spokesman for the Jigawa Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Abdu Jinjiri, who confirmed the incident, added that two others were injured by the explosion. Jinijiri spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Poisonous gas from SPDC ruptured pipe poses health risks in Delta state
Poisonous gas purportedly from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) ruptured gas pipeline is presently wreaking havoc in Odimodi, a federated community in Burutu one constituency of Delta state. TheNewsGuru gathers Odimodi federated communities have been devastated by oil pollution allegedly occasioned by SPDC pipeline leakage causing emission of poisonous gas into the air. Today, at…
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NNPC boosts gas supply to power sector by 88.89%
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) increased the supply of gas to the power sector by 88.89 per cent between January 2017 and January 2018. A press statement by the NNPC Spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja on Sunday, said the information was reported in the corporation’s monthly Financial and Operations report for January 2018.…
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ICT has overtaken oil, gas in job creation – Atiku
Mr Samuel Atiku, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to adequately exploit the potential of ICT to develop the youth and create more employment. Atiku, Head of Research, BudgiT, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the government could include youth-driven, ICT-based programmes in its…
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Suleja gets 80mt N100m domestic gas plant
A private company, Eegoja gas, on Sunday inaugurated a 80 metric tons N100 million modern domestic gas plant in Kwankwashe, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger state. Mr Paul Ekele, the Chief Executive Officer of company, said that the plant would the economy of the area as well as create employment for the people. He…
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Four die in Badagry gas explosion
An explosion by leaking gas cylinder at artisan’s shop in Ajara area of Badagry, Lagos, on Monday, killed four persons and left several others with severe burns. A correspondent, who visited the scene at Ajara Vetho, saw the dead bodies of two men and a woman lying in the area. Six buildings located near the…
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Escravos pipeline fire didn’t affect supply of gas to power plants – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Friday that routine gas supply for power generation was not affected by the fresh fire incident that engulfed a segment of the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS). NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, had directed that an alternative pipeline be re-streamed immediately to ensure gas supply to…
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Gas explosion: Community leader attributes incident to NGC negligence
A community leader has attributed the massive gas explosion that rocked some communities in parts of Delta state early hours of today to negligence on the part of the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC). TheNewsGuru reports some communities surrounding the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) were thrown into pandemonium…
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Breaking: Panic as massive gas explosion rocks Delta state communities
Some communities surrounding the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) were thrown into pandemonium early hours of today after a massive gas pipeline explosion rocked the area. Eyewitnesses told TheNewsGuru on the phone that the explosion occurred in the river that runs through Ubeji, Egbokodo, Ugbokodo, Jeddo, Ughoton and…