The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of the availability of sufficient indigenous manpower for the 10 new National Integrated Power Plants, NIPPs, being commissioned across the country.

Downstream players in Nigeria’s petroleum industry have been challenged to expand capacity through the construction of refineries to become net producers of petroleum products in the country. By so doing, they will become competitive at the international level.

Revenue accruable to the Federal Government from crude oil exports dipped by N188.5 billion to N457.2 billion in August 2013, compared to N645.7 billion recorded in July.

As Nigerians prepare for a national dialogue, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Apapa Branch, has called for an all embracing discourse that will take the plights of manufacturers in the nation into account.

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has declared that the incidence of oil theft and its global support system represents another face of terrorism.

Power supply in Nigeria improved in the third quarter of 2013, according to a latest poll result released by NOI Polls Limited.

THE Federal Government has mandated all expatriates in the mineral and metal sector to register with the Council of Nigeria Mining Engineers and Geoscientists, COMEG, in order to sanitise and enforce best international practise in the sector.

The Federal Government has been advised to ensure adequate gas supply to all the power plants to achieve stable power supply across the country.

The Federal Government has commissioned the $6 million Karu Transmission sub-station with a call on the beneficiaries of the new facility to be vigilante and take necessary steps to ensure the safety of the installation.

Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have called on the industry regulators to share intelligence and synergize in order to ensure effective implementation of the Federal Government’s local content policy.