The Nigerian Senate on Thursday recognised Kogi as an oil producing state. The recognition followed a matter of personal explanation relating to the oil producing status of Kogi State, through Order 42 of the Senate Standing Orders, presented by Kogi East Senator, Jibrin Isah. Isah informed the upper legislative chamber that Kogi is an oil producing state “which has been …

The war against illegal oil bunkering and oil theft received a huge boost on Wednesday as troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt uncovered over 40 dugout crude oil wells in Rumuekpe community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The troops uncovered the site during a sweep-and-clear operation on the Trans Niger Delta Pipeline. The operation was …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, said petrol importation in the country reduced by 50 per cent since the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy. Idris said this at the third edition of the ministerial press briefing series, where the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate addressed journalists in Abuja. …

Registered trustees of the Community Development Committees of Oil and Gas Producing Areas of Niger Delta (CDCOGPAND) have demanded for a right of first refusal by indigenous people from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) before selling off its crude oil drilling business and facilities in the Niger Delta region. In a letter by its lawyer, Emiko and Associates and signed …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has attributed the current increase in oil production in the oil-producing region of the country, to the tireless efforts of the Nigerian Navy in curbing crude oil theft. Akpabio stated this over the weekend, in his address at the Dinner Night in honour of officers of Flag Rank retired in 2023, held at the Armed Forces …

The Federal Government on Thursday said the Port-Harcourt refinery would begin operations by producing two million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol and 2.2 million litres of diesel per day. The government also disclosed that the refinery was at 80 per cent completion, noting that the old plant of the refinery would produce 54,000 barrels per day, …

Over 40 civil rights groups, known as the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Friday, backed the recent redeployment of some departments of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) from Abuja to Lagos. The headquarters of the regulatory agency was moved to the nation’s capital only three years ago. Formerly named the Department of Petroleum Resources, the NUPRC  monitors …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on Tuesday, said that plans are underway to end gas flaring in 2030. NUPRC Chief Executive Officer, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this while delivering his speech at the eighth Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference holding in Lagos. According to Komolafe, the NUPRC “is effectively spearheading the national drive to achieve the zero-flare …

NNPC Limited on Thursday said it was not planning to increase the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. In a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, NNPCL urged Nigerians against panic buying of petrol. The statement read: “NNPC Ltd. urges Nigerians to disregard unfounded rumours and assures them that there are no …

There was heavy traffic gridlock in some parts of Lagos on Monday as motorists formed long queues outside the forecourts of filling stations on what appeared may herald a fresh scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Motorists faced an unusually heavy gridlock due to a long queue of motorists waiting to buy petrol at filling stations Additionally, the Total Filling …