Tag: Ugbokodo
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Delta community protests against Seplat over negligence, threatens to shut down facility
Ugbokodo community in Okpe local government area of Delta State on Friday staged a peaceful protest against Seplat Energy over what the community has described as gross negligence.
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Gas explosion: NGC commences repairs, as community expresses dissatisfaction
The Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) on Tuesday said it had commenced the process of fixing the exploded gas pipeline at Ugbokodo community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta. Mr Kingsley Onaipia, an official of NANPIST Venture, the company clearing the affected area for proper assessment and evaluation of the damaged pipeline disclosed this to…
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Gas explosion: NNPC directs immediate repair works
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has directed that repair works should be executed immediately on the ruptured Escravos to Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) that caused explosion at Ugbokodo on Thursday morning. Group Managing Director (GMD) of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, acknowledged the development yesterday and directed immediate repair work on the ELPS. “The…
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Community to FG: We will all die if this pending gas explosion should happen
Ugbokodo, an Okpe community in Delta state, has raised alarm of a pending gas explosion and appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led state governments to intervene to avoid the loss of lives and properties. Sealight Ogholemu, an Ugbokodo community leader, in an interview with TheNewsGuru, raised the alarm after a…
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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…