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Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operation
The Port Harcourt Refinery Company has finally started producing fuel, with the plant releasing over 1 million liters of refined products on Tuesday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited unveiled the refinery on Tuesday, saying the old facility, which has a capacity of 60,000 barrels per day, had been revamped and upgraded with modern equipment. It said the newly rehabilitated complex...
Shettima Departs Nigeria For Côte D’Ivoire
VP Kashim Shettima leaves Nigeria for Côte d'Ivoire for the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources 2024 conference. The event holds from November 27 to December 2, 2024, at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre. Shettima’s visit is “at the invitation of Côte d’Ivoire’s Vice President, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné,” Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communication, Mr. Stanley...
President Tinubu Jets Out To France Wednesday
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a state visit to France, following an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. A statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, explained that the three-day visit will focus on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations, as well as establishing more opportunities for partnerships,...
Tinubu Celebrates Revival Of Port Harcourt Refinery, Urges Reactivation Of Warri, Kaduna
President Tinubu congratulates the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited on the refinery's successful revitalization in Port Harcourt. Tinubu also urged NNPC Limited 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, revealed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. The statement...
Reps Urges FG To Provide Reliable Data On Housing Deficit
House of Reps has urged the FG to provide scientific, verifiable data on the housing deficit and improve access to affordable housing in the country. This decision was taken on Tuesday’s plenary after adopting a motion on “Provision of affordable housing in Nigeria,” sponsored by the member representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo. Drumming support for the...
Finally, Gov Uzodinma Approves N70,000 Minimum Wage For Imo Workers
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state. Uzodimma announced this on Tuesday at the Government House in Owerri after a meeting with organised labour leaders in the state. In a post on X, the governor wrote, “Our commitment as a government to the welfare of Imo workers and pensioners remains a...
British High Commissioner Calls For Collaboration To Tackle Security Challenges In Nigeria
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, has called for the combination of military and civilian efforts in tackling the complexity of security challenges in Nigeria and globally. Montgomery made the call at a two-day Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Collaboration with the British High Commission, on Tuesday in...
President Tinubu To Present 2025 Budget To N/Assembly Wednesday
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday present the 2025 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly. This was made known by the Secretary, of Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr Ali Barde Umoru, in the National Assembly on Monday. He stated this while confirming the budget presentation to journalists and requesting a list of those to...
Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operation
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State has commenced crude oil processing. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the compnay, Femi Soneye, broke the news on Tuesday. Soneye revealed that the refinery will operate at 60 percent capacity and process 60,000bpd. “Today marks a monumental achievement for Nigeria as the Port Harcourt...
Peter Obi Presidency Would Probably Have Made Nigeria Better, Says Abaribe, Speaks On Ekpa’s Arrest
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would have been non-existent under an Obi presidency. “If Peter...
