Tag: Port Harcourt
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Tragedy averted as gas explosion rocks Port Harcourt
Tragedy was averted on Friday, 16 May 2025, when a gas explosion erupted at the Nobpet Filling Station, directly opposite the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
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Police investigate alleged officer’s suicide in Port Harcourt
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the commencement of an investigation into the death of a police officer who allegedly took his own life in Port Harcourt. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Port
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Nigerian police inspector commits suicide in Port Harcourt
Maxwell Zabu, a Nigerian police inspector has committed suicide after shooting himself dead at the Eagle Island residence of a former chairman of the Port Harcourt Local Government Area.
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No explosion at Port Harcourt refinery, NNPC clarifies
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has refuted reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers. The company, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer,
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Police confirm Port Harcourt gas explosion
The Police Command in Rivers has said that 18 persons were severely injured in a gas explosion which occurred in Oroazi community in Port Harcourt.
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Port Harcourt Refinery Export: Group faults NNPCL*
The National Transparency Watch has faulted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for failing to make the fair disclosures that Nigerians demanded following its admission of selling products from Port Harcourt Refinery to Dubai-based Gulf Transport & Trading Limited (GTT). In a statement signed by the Coordinator of National Transparency Watch, Ademola Moses, in…
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Port Harcourt refinery, another grand deception from NNPCL -Coalition
As reactions continue to thrill the announcement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), that the Port Harcourt refinery has been activated for operation; a group of Civil Society Organisations has called for great caution. The groups, under the aegis of Coalition for Accountability and Transparency in Energy Sector (CATES), said what the NNPCL…
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Port Harcourt Refinery expected to load 200 trucks daily with products—Presidency reveals
Nigeria’s Presidency has said that with the commencement of Port Harcourt Refinery on Tuesday, about 200 trucks are set to load petroleum production at the government-owned plant. A presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare, disclosed this in a statement through his official X handle on Tuesday. This comes as they Nigerian National Petroleum Company on Tuesday announced…
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Tinubu in joyful mood over Port Harcourt refinery revival
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited on the successful revitalisation of the Port Harcourt Refinery. Tinubu also urged the firm to expedite the scheduled reactivation of the second Port Harcourt refinery and the Warri and Kaduna refineries. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this…
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Finally, lifting of petroleum products begins at Port Harcourt refinery as NNPCL starts operations
Finally, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has concluded plans to commence the lifting of petroleum products from Port Harcourt Refinery. The lifting, which will commence today, Tuesday, November 26, 2024, follows the commencement of operations after many months of rehabilitation. In a message posted at its X (Twitter) handle, the company, stated: “NNPC…