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DisCos: Federal government misleading Nigerians on power generation
Sunday Oduntan, executive director, research and advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), says the federal government lied on its claims of improvement in power generation.
Senate approves N348 billion subsidy payment to 74 oil marketers
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EEDC expends N10 billion on meter procurement, inherits 700,000 unmetered customers from PHCN
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Workers shut ExxonMobil HQ for sacking 860 Nigerian workers
The Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil has been shut down by the company’s workers’ unions over the sacking of 860 spy police without entitlement.
Brent crude rises to $72.20pb over Norway strike
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Expert: Oil companies shut down fields for 180 days annually
A former Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and Lead Consultant to the National Assembly on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), Mr. Osten Olorunsola, has disclosed that oil and gas companies operating in the country shut down producing fields for up to 180 days yearly as a result of the operational challenges in the Niger Delta.
Minister: Hydro-power to generate 19,000 MW
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ExxonMobil Lagos headquarters shut by protesting workers
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Oando: We are not a party to London arbitration
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NNPC to begin oil palm bio-diesel project in Cross River
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced a community integration and stakeholders’ engagement to sensitise people in Cross River ahead the planned oil palm-based bio-diesel project.
Federal government urged to invest in oil, gas exploration
Mr Abiodun Adesanya, Managing Director, Degeconek Nigeria Ltd., urged the Federal Government to woo investors to carry out exploration of oil and gas in frontier basins to increase the country’s reserves.
Oando: We do not owe Ansbury any money
The dispute between Gabrielle Volpi and the principals of Oando has been ongoing for over a year and has been a cause of concern for companies and individuals alike who look for investments to grow their business via individuals in the form of equity or debt.
Arbitration court orders Gabriele Volpi to pay self $360m of $600m owed by OODP...
The principals have chosen to speak as there were concerns that Volpi’s press release implied that they, Whitmore Limited, had a total indebtedness of $680 million.
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