The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the average cost of refilling a five kilogramme (kg) cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased to N2,107 from N2,054 recorded in August.
The bureau disclosed this in its “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch’’ (September 2018) report on Tuesday in Abuja.
It said the price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of cooking gas increased by 2.60 per cent month on month and 10.26 per cent year-on-year in the period under review.
According to the bureau, states with the highest average price for refilling a five kg cylinder for cooking gas are Bauchi (N2,400.00), Borno (N2,440.00) and Gombe (N2,487.50).
It said states with the lowest average price for refilling a five kg cylinder for cooking gas were Abuja and Ebonyi (N1,900.00), Enugu (N1,865.45) and Kaduna (N1,800.00).
Similarly, the NBS said the average cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder for cooking gas increased from N4,366.48 in August to N4,376.19 in September.
It said the price increased by 2.88 per cent month-on-month and 8.00 per cent year-on-year in the month under review.
“States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for cooking gas are Akwa Ibom (N5,000.00), Benue (N4,881.25) and Borno (N4,666.67).
“Also, states with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for cooking gas are Kano and Kebbi (N4,033.33), Yobe (N4,015.81) and Lagos (N4,000.00).”
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Price of cooking gas increased in September –NBS
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11 burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion
Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered varying degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant Area 11.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims who were immediately taken to Asokoro general hospital suffered some 40 to 50 degree of burns.
A pregnant woman, who simply identified herself as Ajayi who works at the restaurant, said that they were all going about their normal businesses when the gas suddenly exploded.
Ajayi, who is three month pregnant, said that she needed to go for scanning to ascertain the condition of her baby.
NAN reports that the explosion affected her face, legs and hands.
She was, however, attended to by the hospital management to know if she would be transferred to where she would be given a better treatment.
Rachael Awu, another attendant at the restaurant and one of the victims of the explosion, said she was attending to her duty when the explosion rocked the restaurant
“I was serving customers and I went to pack meal, as I looked back I just heard the explosion.
“The fire started from the back of the restaurant where one of the cylinders was stationed. I was facing outside and when I tried to look back, I saw fire from the explosion.
”One of the gas cylinder was stationed outside the restaurant in the open space, and there is another gas inside where we used to put meat.
She said that the gas cylinder outside was the one that aided the fire which ignited the gas cylinder inside the restaurant.
Another victim, who simply identified himself as Promise, said that the explosion was sudden, adding that he was attending to customers when he heard a loud noise.
NAN reports that Promise suffered some degrees of injuries on his two hands and a partial burn on his face.
“I went to carry sachet water when the gas exploded; as I turned back the fire was already burning my hands.”
Rose Kenu, a worker at the restaurant whose face was affected by the explosion, said what happened was beyond explanation.
“I was in the restaurant when the gas exploded, we were cooking inside the restaurant because that is where the kitchen is located.”
Dr Aminu Mile, the Acting Managing Director, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHSS), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) while on a visit to the victim, said the circumstances surrounding the explosion would be unravelled.
He said that the HHSS was already doing his own part to help victims of the explosion, adding that everything would be done to help the victims.
Dr Nnabuchi Chidi, Acting managing Director, Asokoro Hospital said that the hospital would refer some of the victims to the National Hospital.
He said that 11 of them were brought to the hospital and the hospital would do everything to ensure they are stabilised.
When NAN visit Rosy restaurant the place was under locks and key and no one was willing to speak.
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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 showed 35.78 percent increase from the previous month.
It was disclosed that the crude oil export sales contributed $274.95 million to the total value, representing 66.08 percent of the dollar transactions compared with $244.72million contribution in the previous month, while the export gas sales for the month amounted to $141.12 million.
The 35th Edition of the Monthly NNPC Financial and Operations Report indicated that the corporation undertook the repairs of raptured gas pipeline which supplies gas to most thermal electricity generating plants in the country, leading to appreciable leap in power generation.
In all, a total of 744 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) was delivered to the gas fired power plants in the month of June 2018 to generate an average power of about 2,970MW compared with the May 2018, where an average of 742mmscfd was supplied to generate 2,940MW.
A total of 211.51 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas was produced in the month of June 2018, translating to an average daily production of 7,056.22mmscfd.
For the period between June 2017 and June 2018, a total of 3,080.90 bcf of gas was produced, representing an average daily production of 7,826.41mmscfd.
During the period under review, Production from Joint Ventures (JVs), Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) contributed about 69.35 percent, 21.77 percent and 8.88 per cent respectively, to the total national gas production.
Out of the 209.55bcf of gas supplied in June 2018, a total of 113.08bcf of gas was commercialized, comprising of 36.23bcf and 76.85bcf for the domestic and export market respectively.
This translates to a total supply of 1,207.74mmscfd of gas to the domestic market and 2,561.70 mmscfd of gas supplied to the export market for the month, implying that 53.96 percent of the average daily gas produced was commercialized while the balance of 46.04 percent was re-injected, used as upstream fuel gas or flared.
The gas flare rate was 10.33 percent for the month under review, that is, 721.83mmscfd, compared with the average gas flare rate of 10.4 percent, that is, 813.37mmscfd for June 2017 to June 2018.
In the downstream sub-sector, 1,194.93million litres of petrol were supplied into the country through the Direct-Sale-Direct-Purchase (DSDP) arrangements as against the 1,096.45 million litres of petrol supplied in May 2018.
The petroleum products (petrol, diesel & kerosene) production by the domestic refineries in June 2018 amounted to 205.73million litres compared to 161.91million litres in May 2018.
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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 on Tuesday in Dutse.
“Last week, there was a fire incident in the house of one Alhaji Wada Sara, and the following people, Zainab Wada, Abdul Wada, Aliyu Wada, Fati Wada and Abdulrahman Wada, got various degrees of injuries.
“They were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Birninkudu in Birninkudu LGA for medical attention.
“The incident was as a result of explosion from a cooking gas cylinder,” Jinjiri said.
He told NAN that Fati, Zainab and Abdulrahman, aged three, two and four years, respectively, later died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, where they were further taken.
The spokesman advised members of the public to be careful with gas cylinders.
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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 plenary session of the Delta State House of Assembly, the member representing the Burutu one constituency, Daniel Yingi, raised alarm of the development, and moved a motion for the House to address the issues under matters of urgent public importance.
The lawmaker noted that also affected by the spill were farm lands, fish ponds, rivers which is the source of their drinking water and aquatic lives in the community thereby bringing untold hardship, hunger and starvation.
Yingi said life had become more difficult for the people as they now depend on water from Warri for drinking purpose as the rivers have been polluted while fishing which is the major occupation can no longer be carried out.
He said the motion became necessary in order to draw the attention of the State Government to send relief materials and medicals to enable the people have hope.
Yingi, who is the Chairman House Committee on Environment, Oil and Gas, said it was more worrisome as Shell had not entered talks with the community as the youths were getting agitated.
Speaking in support of the motion, Oboro Preyor, Kennedy Daubry, Daniel Mayuku, Efe Ofobruku and Johnson Erijo said oil spillage was very dangerous to human and aquatic lives hence the need for the people to get adequate relief materials and medicals in order to enhance their well-being.
The lawmakers expressed concern at the attitude of Shell since the spillage occurred saying their action could jeopardize the peace in the creeks.
They argued that Nigeria depended on revenue from crude oil hence government and multinational oil companies ought to give priority attention to such matters in order to ensure peace.
The lawmakers urged Governor Okowa to prevail on Shell, NOSDRA and other stakeholders to clean up the community as it would be dangerous to have a repeat of the Ogoni situation in the State.
The motion, seconded by Kennedy Daubry, was adopted by the House when put to a voice vote by the Speaker, Sheriff Oborevwori.
The House, therefore, adopted a resolution urging the State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to as a matter of urgency direct the Commissioner, Bureau for Special Duties to send relief materials to Odimodi federated communities.
The House also directed the Delta State Ministry of Health to send medical team without further delay to the community to ascertain the health condition of the people as a result of the poisonous gas being emitted into the air space.
The resolution called on SPDC to immediately clean the environment, remediate and restore it to its original state and also release the report of the Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) with a view to avoiding the breakdown of law and order in Odimodi federated communities.
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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.
Ughamadu quoted the monthly report as saying that gas-to-power supply as at January 2018 stood at 731 million metric standard cubic feet (mmscf) per day as against 387mmscf/d in January 2017.
“An average of 731mmscf/d of gas was sent to over 20 domestic thermal power plants in the month of January 2018.
“This generated a thermal power output of 3,076 megawatts (mw) to the national grid, representing 76.7 per cent of the total national power generation,” he said.
According to him, an additional 365mmscf/d of gas was supplied to the industrial sector to power over 50 companies in the period under review to boost the nation’s economy.
“The total gas production for the month was put at 8,169mmscf/d out of which 14 per cent was supplied to the domestic market, 43 per cent for export, while 31 per cent was re-injected and the balance flared.
“The 30th edition of the monthly Financial and Operations report gave the total crude processed by the local refineries (Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) and Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC)] for the month of January 2018 as 204,877MT.
“KRPC accounted for 183,022MT while a total of 21,855MT was processed by KRPC,” said the report.
It stated that production by the two refineries during the period translated into a combined yield efficiency of 89.97 per cent as against the 88.99 per cent in December 2017.
The report said in the month under review, 1,463.66million litres of PMS and 33.79million litres of DPK were supplied into the country through the Direct Supply Direct Purchase arrangements.
“The corporation’s supply of PMS into the country during the period was far above the normal daily supply of 35 million litres per day to ensure products availability nationwide.
“The report reiterated that NNPC was inching closer to choosing financiers for its refineries with a view to achieving a 90 per cent capacity utilisation per stream day before the end of 2019,” continue the report.
The report listed crude oil pipeline vandalism among the biggest challenges that plagued the downstream operations of the corporation in January 2018, which put the corporation at disadvantaged position.
It said during the period under review, 194 pipeline points were vandalised, with PHC-ABA and ABA-Enugu pipeline segments of the network accounting for 187 points or 86.57 per cent of the affected pipeline.
The report gave the average international Brent crude price for January 2018 as 69.08 dollars per barrel as against 64.37 per barrel in December 2017.
The report said that over the last 12 months the crude oil price had risen by about 26.57 per cent.
It stated that the continuing efforts of OPEC and non-OPEC producers to stabilise the market as well as improving oil demand and other measures were responsible for the stability in the price of oil.
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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 economic diversification agenda.
BudgiT is a civic startup that liberates budgets and public data from an inactive state into a more engaging format, mostly through infographics and interactive application with the aim of improving civic discussions and institutional reform.
Atiku said: “In Nigeria, about 75 per cent of the population is below the age of 40.
“It is not out of place for the government to have agenda to train about 10 million youths to become software developers within two years.
“We are yet to take full advantage of the possibilities of an ICT-driven education in Nigeria.
“In the U.S., for instance, there is a labour plan to train about three million people to become software developers.’’
Atiku noted that ICT sector cut into education, publishing, broadcasting, newspapering and others.
“Information communication and technology is bigger than it looks.
“According to research, the universality of ICT has made it an indispensable media for transacting every aspect of human and material resources in the world.
“This trend of development has provided significant changes in the lives of thousands of youths in the developing world,’’ he told NAN.
Atiku said that rapid development in
ICT in Nigeria had provided enormous job opportunities and contributed meaningfully to national development.
Atiku told NAN that the ICT industry had immensely increased Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
According to Atiku, the ICT sector in Nigeria had in recent time provided more employment opportunities than the country’s oil and gas sector.
NAN reports that the Nigeria Communications Commission recently said that the quarterly contribution of the ICT sector to Nigeria’s GDP increased to N1.6 trillion from N1.4 trillion, making the sector to be contributing nearly 10 per cent to the GDP annually.
He added that more infrastructure should be put in place to increase ICT’s contribution to the country’s GDP.
According to Atiku, infrastructure in the ICT sector at the moment are fragmented.
He added that universities were not teaching technology adequately, advising that the Federal Government’s diversification agenda should be approached from an education perspective.
He told NAN that there were still issues surrounding the payment system in the country.
“If somebody wants to transfer money to you from the U.S., for example, the process is still very rigorous.
“The government needs to work closely with the Central Bank of Nigeria to adopt payment systems that would allow seamless transactions,” he said.
He said that the country would need to run an open economy to lead in ICT in Africa.
Mr Jide Awe, Chairman, Conferences Committee, Nigeria Computer Society, also told NAN that the ICT sector had contributed significantly to the country’s GDP.
Awe said that much employment opportunities had been created through innovation in the ICT sector.
He also said that a lot of transactions had been made seamless through the use of ICT.
“In the financial sector, the systems of payments are more efficient; money transfer can be done online within the comfort of your home.
“One cannot ignore the improvements in infrastructure because, now, we have internet access which has enabled creation of applications such as financial and tech apps.
“The telecom sector, especially, has created tonnes of jobs for our youths,’’ he said.
He also noted that ICT cut across governance, financial system, educational, agriculture and more.
“ICT is becoming a norm; this is evident in countries such as Singapore, Japan, China and India, where ICT is making tremendous impacts.
He urged a more conducive environment for local ICT production.
“Right now, most of the ICT contributions we have are dependent on foreign ideas.
“The government needs to create an environment for more local ICT production,” he said.
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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 said that the concept of the company came as an inspiration to remain connected to the needs of the people.
“Eegoja gas is intended to serve the people and empower them through the value chain.
“There is a growing demand in cooking gas because it is the cheapest among burning fuel and it is less stressful.
“The demand for gas is becoming higher than the supply, that is why I am calling on my big brothers and friends to venture into the same business because gas still remain a viable business.
“There is a lot of business potentials associated with LPG business,” he said.
Ekele gave assurance that the gas plant would satisfy it’s customers by ensuring safety, accuracy of measurement and value for money.
“The company placed more value to life than profit and we believe that you are buying gas to cook for your family to eat and live.
“I urged you as our esteem customers to always pay attention to our instructions; such as customers are not allowed inside and no car is allowed inside,” he added.
He, however, appealed to the Federal government to create enabling environment for those in LPG business such as removing of VAT on gas.
Also, Mr Mordecai Ladan, a Director in the Department of Petroleum (DPR), noted that the plant would impact positively on the lives of the people of Suleja and it’s environs.
“There will be positive economic impact such as creation of jobs as the staff will earn a living through the plant.
“There is a growing demand for domestic gas and bringing the plant close to a congested area like Suleja and environs, a satellite town where most workers in Abuja reside, was a good idea,” he said.
Ladan, who was represented by Alhaji Ahmad Shaku, Head of Cooperate Service, DPR, noted that the gas plant was of high standard and called on people to invest in more of such ventures.
He urged the Federal government to create a conducive environment for private investors to improve the country’s economy.
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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 workshop and six gas cylinders were destroyed by the explosion which occurred at about 9.50 a.m.
Officials of the Federal Fire Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, Police and other security agencies were on ground to control the situation.
An official of the fire service, Mr Tunde Adeboye, said that they were able to put out the fire quickly, and it helped in reducing the damage.
A senior police officer at the scene, who pleaded anonymity, said that four persons died in the explosion.
An eyewitness, Mr Segun Adebunmi, said that the explosion was caused by a leaking gas cylinder at the artisan’s shop.
“It’s a testimony that I’m alive as I escaped the scene by a whisker,’’ he said.
Another eyewitness, Mr Tope Alabi, said that the explosion destroyed cars that were parked on the street.
“I heard a loud bang and the glasses of cars were shattering and the next thing I saw was human parts littered all over the place.
“The security agencies responded promptly; so the situation was contained; so it didn’t escalate,’’ he said.
A senior official at the General Hospital, Badagry, who pleaded anonymity, later confirmed that four dead bodies had been deposited at the mortuary.
The official also said that several people were in critical conditions, with severe burns.
Mr David Setonji, the legislator representing Badagry II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, in a message sent to a NAN correspondent, said he had visited the area.
He commiserated with the Ajara community and prayed that the soul of the deceased rest in peace.
The lawmaker, who described the incident as “unpalatable“ also prayed for the quick recovery of those who sustained injuries.
(NAN)
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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 power plants in parts of the country is not disrupted.
The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
The statement said: “Already, gas supply into the network via alternative sources has been ramped up ahead of ongoing repair works on the affected segment as directed by the GMD.
“The strategic Escravos to Lagos Pipeline System was affected by a fire at a segment along Egbokodo-Omadino, in Warri South local government area of Delta State in the early hours of Thursday.
“Apart from being the main source of gas supply to some crucial power plants, ELPS feeds the West Africa Gas Pipeline System.”