The Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC), yesterday said its investment in the sciences in Bayelsa State schools, has helped reverse the dearth of candidates from the state possessing relevant qualifications for employment in the areas of engineering, medicine as well as oil and gas disciplines.

40 year old Moshood Ismail Owolabi was reported to have slumped and died on Sunday at a viewing centre located at Lanlepe compound, Oke-Sokori in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital during the quarter final match of the African Cup of Nation between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Monday, faulted the recently released audit report of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, saying the report is inaccurate, misleading and will misinform the public about the true situation of things.

Guinness Nigeria Plc has congratulated the Super Eagles for their heroic performance after defeating the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in the quarterfinal of the African Nations Cup in South Africa on Sunday.

One significant highpoint of the account validation exercise kicked off by Heritage Banking Company on Tuesday 29 January for Customers of the defunct Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria (SGBN) is the immediate issuance of payment cheques to customers whose accounts are successfully validated.

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC), yesterday said its investment in the sciences in Bayelsa State schools, has helped reverse the dearth of candidates from the state possessing relevant qualifications for employment in the areas of engineering, medicine as well as oil and gas disciplines.

AS ELECTIONS into the Chevron created Egbema/Gbaramatu Community Development Council (EGCDC) draws near, stakeholders from both Warri North and Warri South-West council areas of Delta State have warned officials of the oil giant to steer clear and stop imposing candidates on them.

The Federal Government has provided nearly $3m in long-delayed financing to clean up part of an area where lead poisoning has killed hundreds of children, Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday.

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed shock at a statement in a national newspaper of Monday, 4th February, 2013 in which former NFF Vice President Amanze Uchegbulam claimed the Federation and the Minister of Sports are planning to sack Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi after the Cup of Nations finals in South Africa.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) may soon heave a sigh of relief as Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC , has taken a resolution to conduct a public hearing to arrive at a more affordable fixed charge for them and other stakeholders. The new affordable fixed charged will ensure the sustenance and growth of the sector.

AGGRIEVED job seekers have petitioned the Senate and the Federal Character Commission, FCC, urging them to probe recent recruitment exercise conducted by the Petroleum Equalisation Fund, PEF, claiming it was without due process and the principle of Federal Character.

THERE are strong indications that a fresh crisis is brewing between organized labour and the Federal Government over the planned privatization of the assets of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

OIL workers have issued a three-day strike notice to the governments of Rivers, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Anambra and Benue over alleged unfair labour practices by the management of Onne, Rivers State, Free Trade Zone, Cross FTZ.

Even in defeat, Didier Tebily Yves Drogba was graceful. Despite swallowing the bitter pill of defeat that has dented his beautiful career – without a Nations Cup trophy, the Ivorian has sent a passionate plea to the Super Eagles

The fragile peace between Togo coach Didier Six and his star player Emmanuel Adebayor has been shattered following the team’s quarter-final loss to Burkina Faso.