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 […]
PwC identifies operational excellence as key to success
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a leading adviser to the global energy industry, has called on independent oil and gas companies operating in Africa, to adopt operational excellence to overcome their teething hurdles and emerge as successful companies.
PIB passage tipped before 2015
Contrary to expectations, the passage of long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, may be stretched to before 2015. Ironically, earlier promises made by various arms of government including the executive and the legislature were that the bill will be passed before year end.
LASG restores 30MW IPP
Alausa Secretariat, seat of the Lagos State Government, set another pace recently, becoming the first in the country to run its own power (electricity) without diesel.
CBN to clampdown on banks over power funding
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is set to curtail the excesses of banks as regards their funding of power projects.
Why government can’t curb oil theft – NLC
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has said government efforts at checking crude oil theft in the country, has yielded minimal result because of involvement of top government officials, military officers, businessmen, politicians with their local and foreign collaborators.
