A case for Niger Delta indigenous oil refineries
IN elementary economics class,we were taught that the preponderance of natural resources in certain locations is one of the major considerations for locating extractive industries in the area.
Ladipo traders decry leader’s detention
LAGOS — Fresh crisis seems to be brewing at the popular Ladipo auto market in Mushin area of Lagos State, as traders, mostly of Igbo extraction, under the Association of Aguyi-Ironsi Market Traders, have raised the alarm over last Tuesday arrest and continued detention of their President, Mr. Jonathan Okoli by the State Security Service, SSS.
Shell sacks 17 NUPENG officials
PORTHARCOURT—NO fewer than 17 officials of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, including the caretaker committee chairman, have been sacked by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in what NUPENG described as an act of victimisation.
In a swift reaction, NUPENG demanded immediate reinstatement of the union officials to avoid industrial unrest in the already restive petroleum industry and tension in the country.
Vanguard gathered that the officials were sacked on October 22, in an exercise which SPDC management claimed was part of its disinvestment and outsourcing of the department where they worked.
NUPENG and the management of SPDC have been at loggerheads for some time now following the union’s suspension and subsequent expulsion of its former SPDC branch chairman over alleged anti-union activities in connivance with the management of SPDC.
Reacting to the sack, NUPENG demanded that its SPDC caretaker committee chairman, Comrade Enomate Kingsley, and 16 other Union members affected by the sack be immediately reinstated in the interest of industrial peace and harmony.
Fidelity Bank Q3 result better than expected – FBN Capital
FBN Capital has rated Fidelity Bank Plc third quarter result higher as its Profit Before Tax (PBT) has grown strongly for two consecutive quarters.
50% derivation ‘ll stimulate hard work, devt – Stella Omu
SENATOR Stella Omu, former Senate Chief Whip and a retired Deputy Comptroller General, DCG of Prisons in this interview speaks on burning national issues including the flood in many parts of the country, the Boko Haram menace, state police and why women must be empowered in all sectors
Sports Summit: Jamaica’s coach lands in Nigeria
Just one week after the Presidential Retreat on sports, the Delta State government is following suit with a Sports Summit in Asaba, holding tomorrow at the Grand Hotel.
