The New Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo formally took over yesterday from his predecessor, Engineer Abubakar Lawal Yar'adua, with a pledge to reform and revitalise the organisation.

YOUTHS from the oil producing communities of Delta State rose from a summit, yesterday, urging the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) to hurry up on its plan to establish modular refineries in the oil-bearing areas so as

The Akwa Ibom State Committee on Oil Spill has blamed last year's spillage at Ibeno on negligence and equipment failure.

A traditional ruler in Kwali Area council, Etsu Shaban Audu Nizaza, has lamented the incessant power outage in the country which has led to the collapse of many industries, especially in the Northern region.

Eritrean nationals residing in North America contributed solar energy-generating electronic devices in assistance to the Guecha'a Junior and Secondary School in Dubarwa sub-zone.

Over the last years, a lot of progress has been made in the delivery-although the road to nationwide access is still long. Yet things could be better if we started using more efficient and environment-friendly devices, State Minister Albert Butare

One of the major hurdles the new administration would have to cross in order to keep faith with the somewhat over expectant Ghanaians is for the Mills led government to fulfill its campaign promise of reducing the price of petrol.

ANOTHER huge oil well has been discovered in the Butiaba region on Lake Albert, Tullow Oil, a UK exploration group, said on Tuesday.

Oil prices slid close to a four-year low under $33 per barrel yesterday in a market plagued by weak global demand, analysts said.

SASOL's decision to seek leniency from the Competition Commission for competition law transgressions was a public relations master stroke.

IT'S not entirely unusual for companies to arrive at the Competition Commission's door to turn themselves in, but Sasol is by far the largest company to have ever done this.

The Minister of Federal Ministry of Niger Delta, Obong Ufot Ekaette has said that almighty God did not make mistake in endowing the Nine States of the Niger States Region with Oil and Gas.