Is the Port Harcourt Refinery now Born Again?, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Miles away from Alesa-Eleme where Nigeria’s oldest Refinery is situated, one can see the orange tongue of flame teasing the Port Harcourt skies. One might liken it to the white smoke from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican announcing the selection of a new Pope. The flare sits in the sky announcing from afar the dawn of a new era at the refinery. In a way, it is a statement of defiance to those who had declared that the refinery will never work again.…

Read More