Tag: gas
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NNPC restores Escravos-Lagos pipeline, resumes gas supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline (ELP), which got burnt by a fire, had been restored. A statement in Abuja by the NNPC spokesman, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, said that gas supply to customers on the line, including power generating companies, had resumed. A section of the ELP at Abakila…
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Ngige pleads with PENGASSAN to Shelve planned strike action
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has appealed to members the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria ( P E N G A S S A N ) to shelve its planned strike scheduled to begin on Monday, December 18 in the spirit of the conciliation brokered between it…
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6 dead, several others injured in Ghana as Gas truck fire triggers explosion
At least six people have been confirmed dead with dozens injured in the Madina Atomic Junction gas explosion that occurred on Saturday night in Accra, Ghana. Two of the deceased are said to have been knocked down by speeding vehicles during the chaos. More than 20 vehicles are also reported to have been razed down…
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We will never make it in Nigeria until we take agriculture seriously – Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said Nigeria cannot make it until the nation takes agriculture and its value chains seriously. He said this on Thursday at the Youth Enterprises Summit organised by the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The former President said agriculture had the capacity to develop…
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Foiled plot to blow up plane, unleash gas revealed in Australia
Police describe twin terror plots, one involving the bombing of a passenger plane and the other a potential poison gas attack, as the “most sophisticated” ever attempted on Australian soil. A senior ISIS commander sent parts — including weapons-grade explosives — by air cargo from Turkey intending to build an improvised explosive device, Australian Federal…
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National petroleum policy will increase investments in oil, gas sector – Kachikwu
The Ministry of Petroleum Resources says the new National Petroleum Policy will ultimately remove barriers affecting investment and development of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. A statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director of Press in the ministry, Mr Idang Alibi, said that the policy articulated the vision of the Federal Government…
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Only Africans will buy African oil – Emperor Baywood
Amidst global uncertainty about the future of crude oil and its implications on oil-dependent economies like Nigeria, the President and CEO, Baywood Group, Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe, has called for a more integrated continental trade structure amidst African countries, saying “Africans are the only ones that will buy their oil.” Speaking in Lagos during a…
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NIPCO’s 5,000 MT LPG storage facility to boost cooking gas supply – Spokeman
The Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) says its 5,000 metric tonnes Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, storage facility under construction will boost domestic supply of cooking gas in the country. Alhaji Taofeek Lawal, NIPCO spokesman, told journalists during a tour of the facility in Apapa, Lagos that the project would be completed in August this year.…
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Hike in prices of cooking gas, kerosene, threat to tree conservation- Climatologist
A climatologist, Prof. Emmanuel Oladipo, has warned that the hike in the prices of gas and kerosene portends danger to the environment and human life. He gave the warning on Wednesday in Lagos in an interview with news. He said that natural disasters experienced globally necessitated pragmatic approach from both the government and citizens to…
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Power supply, gas our major challenges in 2016 – Lagos Water Corporation
The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Mr Muminu Badmuson, on Tuesday identified power and gas as major challenges the corporation faced in water production and distribution in 2016. Badmus told the newsmen in Lagos that the incessant interruption in water supply in the state, especially the metropolis in 2016, was due to the…