‘Plateau PDP caretaker c’ttee ready for work’
By Taye Obateru Jos – Chairman of the Caretaker Committee appointed to oversee the affairs of the PDP in Plateau State, Chief Abu King Shiluwa says the committee was now ready to commence its assignment following the non-renewal of the court order restraining it. He told journalists, yesterday, that the committee would seal up the […]
Nigeria records engineering feat at Nigerdock
AN engineering and fabrication feat hitherto the exclusive preserve of Europe, America and Asia have been recorded in Nigeria with the work on the topsides for the Usan floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at Nigerdock.
GATE successfully starts up Chevron Agbami minox system
GATE (Gibson Applied Technology & Engineering) LLC has successfully completed the commissioning and startup of the Chevron Agbami Minox system offshore Nigeria. The system, consisting of two complex 225,000 BWPD systems in parallel, required precision planning and execution to enable a successful commissioning and startup.
Deepwater Pride South Pacific to continue operations offshore W/A
Pride International announced that its deepwater semi-submersible rig, Pride South Pacific, has been awarded a one year contract by a subsidiary of Noble Energy, Inc. for operations offshore Equatorial Guinea.
Benue FRSC seizes 200 Okada over helmet
By Peter Duru MAKURDI – The Benue State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confiscated over 200 motorbikes from commercial motorcycle operators in Makurdi for refusing to comply with the compulsory use of crash helmet as directed by the Federal Government. Consequently, the Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr. Sobowale Gbenga-Oke, has […]
Oil coy owe FG $5bn -NEITI report
ABUJA -THE latest report on oil and gas revenues released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has uncovered financial discrepancies and outstanding payments totaling over US$5 billion from revenues generated by the sector in 2005.
