Mr William Ofotsu Agbenyega is the new president of West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA)
WAICA was founded in 1973 and they have been holding educational conferences in all member countries on rotation basis

Managing Director of Valid Insurance brokers, Mallam Idriss Abbas in this interview with Patience Saghana says insurance clients must consult the lead if they want a good run for their money. He also says the number of insurance brokers in the country is still relatively small.

March 2, 2010 at 8:45 pm The activities of these multinational oil companies towards the supply of gas are so damaging to the Nigerian economy and its citizens, why could the Federal Government sit back and watch these international oil companies thwart /frustrate their power supply target for its citizenry, and this has been the problem hindering the actualization of this power supply problem in this country, no nation will tolerate this if not in Nigeria, back to their country’s of origin they have uninterrupted power supplies, why should they frustrate Nigerians and the Federal government, The Minister of Petroleum, Dr, Rilwanu Lukman, and The Minister of Power, Dr. Lanre Babalola have lots of question to answer? Nigerians has found that they are quite unfit to address the issue of resolving the power supply problem by allowing the International oil companies to frustrate the long cry of power supply by all Nigerians. |

It may not be altogether welcoming or comforting to say that Nigeria’s new Minister of Petroleum Resources would have his or her hands full, but that is the fact: whoever emerges as the next minister already has their work fully cut out.

DR. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had early last month unveiled a transformation programme geared towards moving the corporation and its small business units from a negative cash flow position to a world class enterprise and take a place of pride among other national oil companies.

The 20th World Petroleum Congress (WPC), to be held in Doha, Qatar, 4-8 December 2011, marked its presence at the opening of this week’s Offshore Arabia in Dubai with the release of its Congress brochure and news that 20 major sponsors have confirmed their interest while almost 60% of available exhibition space has already been taken just a few weeks into the event’s promotional campaign.

US efforts to reign in “extreme” speculation in oil markets should help keep prices between $70 and 80 per barrel, a range that will allow Opec and oil companies to invest in new projects, Opec Secretary General Abdullah Badri said today.

Although Nigeria has been a volatile region characterized by unrest in recent years, the country is still one of the largest oil producers in the world.

ABUJA – The Federal Government has stressed that the on-going transformation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would effectively place it at a position to compete with other international oil and gas companies, as well as have profound effect on the nation’s economy.

The need for good leadership, sound and stable government policies to lay the framework for sustained growth in all sectors of the Nigerian economy has become the main issue of discuss amongst well meaning stakeholders in what is now referred to as the Nigerian project in general and the Oil and Gas industry in particular.