Day: November 12, 2024

NCDMB Seeks Industry-wide Support for FDIs, NOGOF, Others, to Ramp up Crude Output, Energy Security

Ganiyu Amodu

As the 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) got underway in Lagos on Monday, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has canvassed industry-wide support for initiatives that would reverse negative trends in Nigeria’s energy sector. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, in a paper entitled “Resolving the Nigerian Energy Trilemma: Energy Security, Sustained Growth, and Affordability,” identified “alarming scale of pipeline vandalism and theft of crude oil” as the biggest threats to Nigeria’s energy security, noting that major…

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NCDMB, Butane Energy, Boost LPG Supply as Kaduna Plant Is Commissioned

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Butane Energy Limited on Friday recorded a significant milestone in their collective drive to make liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) a widely accessible, cleaner, and more cost-effective fuel option for cooking in the country, with the commissioning of a 180-metric-tonne LPG Filling Plant in Kaduna, Kaduna State. The Filling Plant, the second after the commissioning of another 100MT LPG Storage and Bottling Plant in Kabukawa Layout, Katsina, Katsina State, in 2021, is part of a joint venture to establish five of such…

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Outrage In UCH Ibadan As Patients Protest 17-Day Power Outage

Abibat Babalola

Some patients, on Monday, staged protests outside the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, expressing frustration over a 17-day power outage that has disrupted vital services, including surgeries, laboratory testing, and other critical operations. The power supply was disconnected by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over claims that the hospital owes outstanding payments under its “Band A” tariff structure. It was learnt that the hospital’s monthly electricity bill stands at N88 million due to its placement in the highest commercial tariff band. In a video posted by Oyo Affairs…

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HEI Announces Partnership With US Consulate General In Lagos

Abibat Babalola

Consulate General in Lagos, Enhances Emergency Response Skills in Nigeria       The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has announced a transformative partnership with the US Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria aimed at equipping young Nigerians with critical skills for handling prehospital emergencies. Paschal Achunine, Executive Director of HEI, disclosed this in a statement to Platforms Africa. This collaboration would, according to him, focus on training cohorts from the American Corners in Lagos and Port Harcourt and other locations, along with teachers and secondary school students, on CPR, First Aid,…

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