Crude Oil and Nigeria’s Unending Economic Diversification
Every government that came to power in Nigeria has in the last three decades claimed that economic diversification away from…
Oil Producing Communities Still Holding the Short End of the Stick
Ordinarily, with the kick-off of political campaign for the 2019 General Elections, the citizenry should be inundated with issue based…
Niger Delta: Saving the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
Communities in living in oil producing areas of the Niger Delta region seem to be least impacted by the wealth…
NNPC, China sign Agreement on Oilfield Services, Research & Dev’t
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, in China with the China National Offshore…
Chinese firm to secure $2.38bn for Ajaokuta-Kano pipeline project
China National Petroleum Corporation says that it will secure the financing required for the execution of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline project.…
NSCDC arrests 19 Benin nationals for alleged petroleum theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos State on Monday said it had arrested 19 nationals of…
Probing Nigeria’s $21bn crude oil loss
The National Assembly is set to unravel the mystery behind the alleged loss of crude oil in Nigeria worth $21…
Fuss over controversial fuel levy
An odious bill purportedly recommending N5 levy on every litre of petroleum products consumed in Nigeria to help the Federal…
Controversy over Port Harcourt Refinery concessioning
The plan of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to concession the Port Harcourt Refinery to Agip and Oando suffers a…
NNRC, EITI, Others Task Media on Extractive Industry Reporting
The Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC) and other stakeholders in the extractive industry urged media practitioners especially those covering the…