The picketing of Mobil Producing Unlimited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, continued on Thursday with oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) threatening to escalate the crisis to Shell, Chevron and Total by the weekend.
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ILLEGAL OIL REFINERY OPERATORS POSITION TO KEY INTO FG’S MODULAR REFINERY POLICY
Illegal oil refineries operators in the creeks of the Niger Delta are now making moves to legalise their operations by positioning themselves to key into the establishment of modular refineries in each state of the region as promised by the federal government.
Continue reading »GOV. AJIMOBI TO STOP ROADSIDE TRADING IN IBADAN
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says his administration will no longer tolerate trading on the streets of Ibadan, the state capital, after providing a neighbourhood market as an alternative.
Continue reading »FED GOVT PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ABU’S MINI-REFINERY PROJECT
Chief Ogbonaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, on Friday, assured the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria of the Federal Government’s support for its mini refinery project.
Continue reading »WHY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN NIGERIA DROPPED 33 PER CENT IN FIRST QUARTER – OPERATOR
The Station Manager, Azman Air, Abdulahi Saroke, has attributed the drop in domestic flight operations in the first quarter to the six weeks closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Continue reading »26 PRIVATE JETS IN MINNA FOR IBB DAUGHTER’S WEDDING
Twenty six private jets and four police and air force aircrafts landed in Minna on Friday for the wedding of former President Ibrahim Babangida’s daughter.
Continue reading »NSCDC ROGUE OFFICIALS UPDATE: NSCDC SUSPENDS, DETAINS 12 ROGUE OFFICIALS FOR ROBBING DRIVER
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says 12 officials involved in the alleged torture and robbery of two employees of an oil company in the state (READ IT HERE) have been suspended and taken into custody.
Continue reading »LASTMA CLAMPS DOWN ON UNPAINTED COMMERCIAL BUSES
The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has commenced a major clampdown against traffic felons in the state. The agency kicked off massive arrest of offenders on Ikorodu Road, where over a dozen lawbreakers and users of unpainted and unmarked commercial buses were arrested.
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