Chevron Corp. is employing new technologies in hopes of extending the life of one of the world’s oldest and most prolific oil fields, a process that is being replicated elsewhere to help the energy industry squeeze more out of aging oil basins.

Dr. Okonjo Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank and Nigeria’s former Finance Minister who also got the country off the debt crisis, today dismissed the Senate report on road contract, insisting that it was wrong-headed to have made tendentious insinuations about her and her tenure.

By Taye Obateru & Adedoyin Ojosipe Jos — Residents of Plateau State are resorting to the use of charcoal, saw dust and firewood following the rise in the price of kerosene. The price of kerosene has been fluctuating between N800 and N650 per gallon in the past weeks forcing many to seek cheaper ways of […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU — THE Enugu State Government is set to issue Social Benefit Numbers to residents of the state in line with its vision towards the general wellbeing of the citizens as well as to improve its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The IGR consultant to the state government, Dr. Kingsley Nwosu, who announced […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad Kano — A high powered delegation of PPMC official blamed marketers for engaging in sharp practices that led to  the scarcity of petroleum products in Kano and several other northern states in recent days. Group General Manager, Public Relations, Mr. Levi Ajuonuma, told journalists in Kano at the end an assessment tour, […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu state has been engulfed in crisis, following the removal of the leader of the legislative council, Mr. Leonard Maji, for alleged incompetence and corrupt practices among other offences. Maji, who was impeached by two-third of the councilors and immediately replaced with Mr. Chikee Fredrick,  is […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—NO fewer than 30 Post Offices in Anambra state may be closed down for lack of patronage, resulting in poor revenue generation, the Area Postal Manager of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) for Anambra Territory, Mr. Austin Ebodili has said. Speaking in an interview in Awka, as part of activities to mark the […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — In a bid to seek cure for his HIV status, a 36-year-old man, Cletus Agwu has been allegedly misled by a witch doctor in Makurdi to rape a three-year-old girl (names withheld) who has also been infected with the virus. The bizarre incident which took place, weekend, at 8 Yogbo […]

The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) has lauded President Umaru Yar’Adua over the success of the Federal Government’s Amnesty for militants in the Niger-Delta. The party, which is a member of the Government of National Unity (GNU), said in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Ben Onyechere that “being a member of the Government […]

By Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—Level 14 officers and above in the Civil Service will start promotion examination to the next cadre today. Officers in this cadre are those that are chiefs, assistant directors and deputy directors aspiring to move to the next level of assistant directors,  deputy directors and directors. According to the new guidelines, permanent […]