CONTRARY to the norm where new appointees discard initiatives they met on ground, the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Shehu Ladan, has pledged to continue with the ongoing transformation programme of the Corporation which is in line with the aspirations of the Acting President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, […]

by Oscarline ONWUEMENYI Perhaps in a bid to avoid the mistakes of the past, the Minister of state for power, Arc. Nuhu Somo Wya has stated that the present administration of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan would not declare an emergency for the power sector, even though it was committed to a complete rehabilitation of the […]

Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell has been granted a long-awaited federal air-quality permit the company needs to conduct exploratory drilling this year in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, government officials said. As earlier reported by Upstream, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the permit to Shell to cover air pollutants emitted from the drill ship and fleet of […]

Oscarline ONWUEMENYI He noted that the on-going NNPC Transformation includes the consolidation of the Corporation’s trading outfits and capacity building for direct marketing by NNPC of the Federation’s cargoes. Barkindo explained that the Federal Government created NPDC in 1988 and awarded it premium oil blocks with the intention making the parent company-NNPC a major oil […]

National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCo) is Nigeria’s first national engineering company and is wholly owned by the state-run NNPC, with the sole aim of developing in-country oil and gas engineering capability. Yemie Adeoye of Sweetcrude cornered Mr. Kenneth Ejuoneatse, the Managing Director of the company on the sidelines of the Offshore West Africa conference […]

Hector IGBIKIOWUBO In perhaps what may pass as a revolution of sorts the conventional bid tendering processes for jobs within the Nigerian oil and gas industry has formally gone online, leaving behind an analogue era noted for poor transparency, accountability and a lengthy contracting cycle. The Nigerian Senate has also committed to timely passage of […]

In the pit of Nigerian politics lies the soul of philistines. A nation cursed with a political leadership without the subtle refinements of culture is doomed to crassness. We see this truth as a matter of fact, reflected in the utter disregard to which the political establishment places culture and matters of cultural policy.

Even as I write, there is an attempt to accommodate those who have criminal records to access office as long as they are declared winners of elections that may not have been held. So who is afraid of generals or men in uniform? Having discovered that going to the farm is less paying than accessing power through the vote, our men in uniform opted for the latter.

Ms Zemaye Grace Egbagbe in April emerged as Allure Style Icon 2009. From the onset it was clear that she would win. As soon as we opened the lines, our lines were kept busy with nominations. Three names were a constant.

By YEMISI SULEIMAN Fashionistas are now experimenting with the endless palette of colours; acid green, muted neon, pink, and electric blue clothes to create real outfit masterpieces. All these are neon colours that are hot on the scene now. However, neon coloured clothes can be very tricky if you are not aware of some principles […]