The Technical Committee on the Niger Delta yesterday presented its report and called on the Federal Government to increase the oil and gas revenue allocation to the region from the present 13 per cent to 25 per cent.

Motorists and consumers stand to benefit from the largest fuel price cut ever in the country, but the price of diesel continues to be a point of concern.

Deputy President Baleke Mbete has called for collective as well as individual action in order to manage the electricity situation in the country next month when Eskom carries out maintenance to its existing infrastructure.

SHELL Nigeria Gas (SNG) Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gateway City Development Company Limited for the supply of natural gas to more industries in Ogun State.

IN order for Nigeria to fully achieve its role as a leading gas producer in the world, new technology development has been identified as one of the critical pieces of the puzzle of gas exploration even as it is only

The media is the veritable conveyor belt of information to the people, who latch onto whatever it could get from that source. Leaders of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria believe that the information ditched out to the outside world,

Early next year large parts of rural Rwanda will have access to electricity.

HOST Com munities of Nigeria (HOSCON), Oil and Gas, Bayelsa State chapter, yesterday, gave the Bayelsa State Government a one week ultimatum to create/constitute the board of the Bayelsa State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (BASOPADEC) or the face a

Pursuant to its commitment to ensure steady supply of potable water in Lagos State and environs, Oando Gas and Power, a subsidiary of Oando Plc, in partnership with the Lagos Water Corporations (LWC) has taken delivery of the equipment meant

Technical Committee on the Niger Delta on Monday submitted its three-volume report to President Umaru Yar'Adua with a recommendation of a minimum of 25 per cent revenue derivation formula for oil producing areas.

THE recent appointment of Katsina State-born Engr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma to succeed Alhaji Kabir Mohammed as the Executive Secretary (ES) of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has raised new concerns over the continuous dominance of the Fund by elements

MR. Odein Ajumogobia (SAN), the Minister of State for Energy (Petroleum) has been superintending Federal Government's policy initiative and implementation in the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy since June last year.

FOLLOWING the launch of a N40 million micro-finance scheme by the Egbema Gbaramatu Central Development Council (EGCDC), Ijaw communities around Chevron's area of operation in Delta State of Nigeria are enjoying further benefits of the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU)

THE Imo State Government has commended NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture over the successful implementation of community development projects in Izombe, Imo State, under the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) signed between the company, Jisike Regional Development Council and the Imo State

ERHC Energy has dispatched notices of arbitration for service on the Joint Development Authority (JDA) and the governments of Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe to commence arbitration in London.

IN an effort to ensure prompt and efficient supply and distribution of electricity across the country, the management of Power Holding Company of Nigeria has carried out a routine restructuring exercise which saw the emergence of Engineer Ayodele Obilomo as

The 46-member Technical Committee on the Niger Delta yesterday submitted its report, recommending open trial or bail for a leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, as one of the keys to quelling

Regional stakeholders in the energy industry meeting in Tanzania have called for cooperation, integration and pooling of resources in the energy sector as the only way of dealing with energy shortages in southern Africa.

The 1 320 Megawatt Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP) is gathering momentum at a time when most mining and energy development projects are folding due to the global financial crisis.