THIS DAY The court victory is a warning to oil companies to act more responsibly After 13 years of legal wrangling, three Nigerian farmers last week secured justice for oil spills that polluted swathes of their land in the Niger…
PUNCH NEWS Before COVID-19 triggered a collapse in crude oil prices and demand last year, several big-ticket oil and gas projects in Nigeria had been hanging in the balance. In this report, ’FEMI ASU examines the impact of project delays…
THE GUARDIAN Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lamented insecurity in the country, declaring that Nigerians will vote out the administration of All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. He said Nigerians had realised that they made a mistake by…
THE GUARDIAN Niger Delta stakeholders have faulted relocation of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) from Lagos to Abuja, describing Federal Government’s move as insensitive and provocative. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, had explained that moving the…
GBARAMATU VOICE Trouble is brewing in the Niger Delta over the decision of the Federal Government to seize N26b belonging to the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) under the guise of unspent budgetary provision. Investigation showed that the Amnesty Office was…
GUARDIAN Senate Committee on Public Petitions has disclosed that senators from Niger Delta are not aware of the N6.2b palliatives fund provided in the 2020 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Chairman of the Committee, Patrick Akinyelure, who…
GUARDIAN Nigeria’s readiness to transition to cleaner energy amidst pressing global and local demand for sustainable and environmentally-friendly sources continue to emerge as a source of concern for stakeholders across the country as the energy outlook remains unclear. Experts from…
GUARDIAN Factions of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have agreed to reconcile and present a harmonised position at the rescheduled public hearing on the Petroleum Industrial Bill (PIB).The meeting was at the instance of Senior…
THE SUN HOUSE of Representatives, yesterday, queried the Department of Petroleum Resources(DPR) over 329,420,319 barrels of crude oil alleged to be missing. The House Ad-hoc Committee on Oil Theft said the DPR could not account for the crude valued at…
VANGUARD NEWS SOAKED roofs, broken floors, lack of toilet facilities and reptile- infested environment are some of the common sights that greet a first time visitor to most of the public primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa State, particularly in…
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