The Federal Government sponsored Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme SURE-P has organised a three day training programme for thirty Bayelsa graduate interns as part of effort s to make them employable and self reliant.

A NEW State of the World’s Mothers Report released yesterday ranked Nigeria 2nd among the top 10 countries with the most first-day of life deaths. According to the Report not less than 89,700 (9 percent) babies die on their first day of life every year in Nigeria,.

With a vision to create value in the Nigerian oil & gas industry, especially, in fabrication and construction of off-shore structures, FPSOs, platforms, etc., Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited is continuing the entrenched policy of its parent company, Samsung Heavy Industries, who, since 1974, have committed to bringing innovation to ship building, off-shore facilities like fixed off-shore platforms, FPSO, floating off-shore structures, etc.

One of the objectives of the ongoing reforms at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is to transform into a truly profitable entity, comparable to the Aramco of Saudi Arabia, or PetroBraz of Brazil, or even Angola’s Sonangol and a host of other such national oil companies.

Activities at the National Assembly were Tuesday brought to a standstill as a result of a protest embarked upon by parliamentary workers.

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria, PETAN with the support of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is coordinating the exhibition of Nigerian-based companies at the Nigeria Pavilion during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) holding at the Reliant stadium, Houston, Texas from May 6 – 9, 2013

The gathering of Southwest leaders at the Airport Hotel last Tuesday was that of a mixed multitude. Many of them were of different political persuasions but gathered together under the umbrella of the apex socio-cultural organization in the Southwest, Afenifere.

Juan Mata’s decisive strike at Manchester United at the weekend means Chelsea can all but guarantee Champions League qualification by beating fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur at home on Wednesday.

At the launch of its latest smart phone series, TECNO P3, mobile phone maker TECNO has disclosed plans to build plant in Nigeria.

There is a lot of expectations from the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, currently undergoing scrutiny at the National Assembly. The 223-page bill has successfully passed its second in the hallowed chambers, and it is hoped that it would have a more successful history than the previous bill.

Toronto-listed Oando Energy Resources said full production has resumed from its Ebendo field in Nigeria following repairs to the damaged Kwale-Akri pipeline.

PIPELINE Professionals Association of Nigeria, PLAN, has kicked against removal of subsidy on petroleum products, saying it would worsen challenges being faced by the poor in the country.

A group, the Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors, has decried the continuous purchase of vessels without having them checked by experts, a development that has given rise to our nation’s waters being littered with outdated and broken down vessels. Speaking to news men in Lagos, President of the group, Mr Joseph Oviero, said that if the development was not checked, this category of Nigerians will continue to run into debt.

German luxury carmaker BMW has issued a recall of 220,000 vehicles because of a defect in Japanese-made airbags installed over a decade ago, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday.

President Goodluck Jonathan declared Tuesday that the country was prepared to curb insurgency in the country with the use of high resolution imageries to locate any suspicious changes on the landscape.