By Yemie Adeoye THE nation’s oil   production figure for first quarter 2009 as released by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR in Lagos recently has been put at 2,049,418 barrels of oil per day, bopd. The Acting Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Billy Agha stated this during the first quarter media briefing of the department […]

THE oil politics of Nigeria is as aggravating as it is comical. The Babangida government magnanimously gave back 4% of revenue accruing to oil sales and in the present 1999 Constitution the figure was increased to 13%.

TOTAL E&P Nigeria Limited has been commended for its laudable sustainable development initiatives. The commendation was made by the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) when some of its members recently inspected community projects in the company’s operational area in OML 58 in Rivers State. Projects inspected included roads, hospitals, schools, farms, the Egi independent power plant, among others.

In spite of few challenges being experienced in the aviation industry in the recent times, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has recorded tremendous increases in aircraft and passenger movements in the first half of this year.

Nigeria’s start-up air line, Dana Air, last weekend commenced direct flight operations between Abuja and Enugu.
This comes as the airline announced the opening of a new sales office at the General Aviation Terminal (G.A.T.), Murtala Muhammad Airport, Ikeja, Lagos to make air tickets more accessible for its growing customers.