Govt to commence bids evaluation on Ogoni clean-up as submission of documents ends on April 30th
Federal government has disclosed that with the end of submission of documents for bids for the Ogoni clean-up on today (Monday), April 30, it will start the evaluation of the expressions of interest. The Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril, made this known while inspecting medical outreach in Terabor General Hospital, Gokana Local Government […]
NOSDRA & CIMAC to host 2018 oil spill summit in Port Harcourt
From Thursday 24 to 25 May 2018,at Obi Wali Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, stakeholders will come together to exchange ideas with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on the sensitization of oil spill incidents, response and management in oil-producing areas in the Niger Delta. NOSDRA will use […]
Nigeria calls for total elimination of nuclear weapons
EL: Iwobi ready for Atletico Madrid challenge
Nigeria moves up on FIFA ranking
The Nigeria Super Eagles has moved up five places in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. Super Eagles moved from initial 52nd position to 47th in the world and to 6th place in Africa. Fellow world cup campaigner Tunisia is Africa no 1 and is ranked 14 in the world with Senegal, DR Congo, […]
OPEC upstream oil, gas investment hits $156bn
Nigeria expects $40bn financing in five years About 160 projects, with an overall estimated cost of some $156 billion, are being undertaken by members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in the oil and gas upstream sector. Besides, Nigeria, a member of OPEC, expects oil and gas investment to hit $40 billion […]
Gambia, Nigeria clash in AWCON qualifier
The Gambian senior women team will face Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the final round of the qualifier. The Gambia side on Tuesday defeated Burkina Faso via penalty shoot out in Banjul The game ended 2-1 in the regulation time and stood at 3-3 aggregate after the first leg also ended 2-1. The homers emerged victorious […]
Nigeria loses to India in tennis at Commonwealth games.
Nigeria on Monday won its first medal of Commonwealth Games in Australia. Team Nigeria was defeated by India in the men’s table tennis final to win Silver medal. The Indian team dispatched Nigeria 3-0 to secure gold.
Nigeria Assumes Chairmanship of AU Security and Peace Council
Nigeria, Sunday, assumed the one month rotational Chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC). The Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, takes over from Ambassador Zackariaou Maiga, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger, who held the Chairmanship for the month of March, 2018. Crucial in Nigeria’s Chairmanship […]
Nigeria’s oil production grew in February.
Nigeria’s crude oil production grew to a total of 1.732 million barrels per day in February, data obtained from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report, MOMR for March disclosed. The country’s output grew to 1.732 million bpd in February, compared to 1,641million bpd reported in January. Once output reaches […]
NNPC, Enugu Govt Partner to Restore Enugu Depot
…As Gov Ugwunyi Pledges to Rally S’ East Govs to Secure Aba-Enugu Pipeline The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Enugu State Government have pledged to work together to revamp the strategic Enugu Depot towards meeting the petroleum products demand of the entire South-East region and beyond. This was made known when the Group […]
Nigeria one of the worst countries to give birth – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, world second richest man, on Thursday declared that Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places to give birth. The Chairman of Bill and Melinda Foundation, said Nigeria has the fourth worst maternal mortality rate in the world behind Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Chad. He spoke at the Expanded National Economic […]