The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Rivers State, has arrested 12 suspected pipeline vandals and oil thieves in different parts of the state.
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NSCDC SEIZES 19 TRUCKS, ARRESTS 33 SUSPECTS IN RIVERS OVER OIL THEFT
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested 33 suspected oil thieves and impounded 19 trucks laden with illegally refined petroleum products worth millions of naira.
Continue reading »INVESTORS TO BUILD TWO REFINERIES IN PORT HARCOURT, WARRI –NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said two private Nigerian companies had been selected to build two refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri under the co-location initiative of the Federal Government.
Continue reading »EAST-WEST ROAD COLLAPSE THREATENS $50BN INVESTMENT
The collapse of a section of the East-West Road in Eleme in Rivers State has paralysed investments estimated at more than $50 billion in the Eleme-Onne axis of the industrial hub of the state.
Continue reading »RIVERS POLICE CONFIRMS ATTACK ON GOD IS GOOD MOTORS, KIDNAP OF PASSENGERS FROM LAGOS
The Rivers state Police Command has confirmed the attack on a commercial bus owned by God is Good Motors by gunmen at Emohua Local government area of the state.
Continue reading »SENATE SUMMONS FASHOLA OVER ABANDONED N120BILLION BODO-BONNY ROAD (PICTURES)
Worried by the abandonment of Bodo-Bonny Road which links the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG in Bonny, Rivers State, in the last 15 years, the Senate, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Works to summon the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to explain the rationale behind the non- completion of the road.
Continue reading »FG ENDS INTELS’ DOMINANCE OF OIL AND GAS PORT LOGISTICS SERVICES
**Onne Free Zone designated multi-purpose cargo terminal Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited’s (Intels) dominance of the nation’s oil and gas logistics business at the ports has ended with President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of a policy review, which guarantees the right of importers to choose terminals or ports of their choice for the discharge of their cargo.
Continue reading »FIRST BATCH OF NNPC’S 3,000MW POWER PLANTS READY IN 2019, SAYS BARU
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that the first batch of the three new gas fired power plants it plans to build in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano with its joint venture partners will be completed by 2019, to boost power generation in the country.
Continue reading »NIGERIA LNG EXPORTS LANDMARK 4000TH CARGO TO TURKEY
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Monday reached another major milestone with the exportation of its 4000th cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from its Bonny Island Terminal in Rivers State to Mamara LNG Terminal in Turkey, which also received the company’s historic 3000th cargo, three years ago.
Continue reading »A TIRING DRIVE WITH TIRELESS FASHOLA – A MUST READ!
For three consecutive days, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, crisscrossed the six states in the South-south geo-political zone, assessing the state of the roads and monitoring progress reports both in the works and the housing sectors. Attention to details “If you noticed, for the first 20 minutes, I wasn’t […]
Continue reading »RIVERS GOVERNEMENT EXPENDS N90BN ON ROADS IN 17 MONTHS
The Rivers Government has spent over N90 billion on the construction of critical roads in the last 17 months, Governor Nyesom Wike has said. Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant to Wike on Electronic Media, said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Governor made the disclosure while declaring open the West Africa […]
Continue reading »HOODLUMS INTERCEPT BUS, KIDNAP 14 PASSENGERS
A commercial bus conveying about 14 passengers from Port Harcourt to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State was intercepted on Friday by suspected kidnappers. The hoodlums were said to have ordered the passengers out of the vehicle, set it ablaze before whisking them (passengers) away.
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