Nine ships carrying various products, including premium motor spirit,also known as petrol, are expected to berth at the Port Harcourtseaports between by Friday, February 15 2019. The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, in its daily shipping position,revealed that three of the incoming vessels would discharge 48,000tones of PMS. Other six vessels would berth with bulk malt,…
As part of its commitment to combat criminal activities, the NigerianSecurity and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, says it has arrested 14suspected oil thieves in Rivers State in the last five weeks. State Commandant of NSCDC, Mohammed Haruna, while parading thearrested suspects, said it is no longer going to be business as usualfor oil thieves in…
Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN)says the pronouncement by the Hydrocarbon Pollution RemediationProject, HYPREP, that it has commenced the clean-up of the Ogoni landcontaminated areas is false. HYPREP in January, went haywire on the media, claiming that it hasallocated some contaminated sites to about 16 contractors, thereby,flagging off officially, the clean-up exercise of…
More than 500 representatives from governments, non-profits and globalconglomerates joined forces to accelerate resilience building inCaribbean countries still recovering from hurricane devastation. International organisations and businesses, including Expedia, IBM,InterEnergy, First Bank and Pfizer met in San Juan Puerto Rico at amega networking session on post-disaster recovery, hosted by theClinton Global Initiative. Representing the Commonwealth, Secretary-General…
A new level of hydrocarbon pollution of Ogoni environment has been discovered as exposed by the ongoing construction of the N120.6billion Bodo-Bonny Road. The 34-kilometer long road is being constructed by Julius Berger Plc through the swampy and muddy creeks of Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area to Grand Bonny Kingdom in Bonny Local…
A non-governmental organisation known as Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative, OGPAEEI, has petitioned the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, for proper remediation process over an oil spill which occurred in Otuokpoti community in Bayelsa State, 2016. Recall that a massive oil leak from an oilfield operated by both…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is working to ensure the provision of solar power to communities of the Niger Delta region that are not covered by the national grid. The NDDC Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere, said this when the leader of the Sustainable Energy Practitioners of Nigeria, SEPAN, Federal Ministry of Environment and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged people doubting his achievements, saying that he has delivered on his campaign promises. Speaking yesterday in Uyo during the flag-off of his campaigns in the South-South region, President Buhari said he has delivered in the area of security, economy and fighting corruption as he promised Nigerians. He said though the…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that no amount of blackmail and propaganda will alter the termination of sale of valued state assets to Sahara Energy Limited. “No amount of blackmail will change the situation. The courts are there for them to seek redress. “Rivers and Lagos States are not the same. No…
he Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has expressed concern about the delay in the signing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the $13.5 billion Zabazaba Deepwater Project by different oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region. The IYC in a statement signed by its spokesman, Daniel Dasimaka on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state quoted…
