Wike: The other side of a fighter, by Donu Kogbara
I went home to Rivers State last weekend to participate in a celebration and Anglican thanksgiving service. They were hosted in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, by Senator Barinada Mpigi, a fellow Ogoni and friend. And the special guests of honour were Chief Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, and Chief Nyesom Wike, our former governor […]
Caverton’s contracts from Total attract 2yr extension
Caverton Offshore Support Group, a provider of marine, aviation and logistics services to local and international oil and gas companies in Nigeria, has won a two-year contract extension with Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited.
FG sets up committee on ecology
PORT HARCOURT: THE Minister of Environment, Mrs Lawrencia Laraba-Mallam, has inaugurated working groups in the Niger Delta to evolve solution to tackle degradation of the ecosystem in the region.
Iron ore heads for record losing streak on growing supply
Iron ore capped a sixth monthly drop in the longest losing run on record as rising supplies from Australia and Brazil spur a global glut. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (FMG) said there could be further losses, with a risk prices may retreat to the lowest level since 2009.
Labour unions move against hike in electricity tariff
Organised labour has moved against the new electricity tariff that commenced June 1, 2014, describing the hike as anti-people and anti-labour.
BEYOND OIL: Exploring solid minerals potential
It is mind-blowing to see a country such as Nigeria wallowing in abject poverty and having a comatose industrial sector due to inadequate attention and political will to transform the abundant minerals and metals endowed by God across the country.
