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Emeka Chiakwelu, Headlines, Oil Politics
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
Colonialism failed Nigeria on wealth creation; Nigeria depended on oil – Strategist Chiakwelu United States based Nigerian economic strategist Emeka Chiakwelu and the founder of public policy center AFRIPOL has blamed Nigeria dire dependence on oil as a consequence of colonialism. “Among the negative ramifications of colonialism is the inability to impact a legacy of […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Twenty-five years ago, on the 9th of May, 1995, Mr Lebe Nkpara, native of Luusue Sogho, Ogoni, in present day Khana local government area was shot dead by the bullets of Major Paul Okuntimo, Commander of the Internal Security Task Force setup by the then Federal Military Government of Nigeria with logistics support from Shell […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
By Wale Odunsi The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says its appointments always adhere to the principle of transparency and accountability. Kennie Obateru, NNPC said this in a statement Sunday. The corporation in March disengaged some of its staff and appointed new top management officials. This triggered criticisms from Nigerians, Niger Delta leaders and groups. […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics, Rivers, State News
Saturday, May 16th, 2020
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) wishes to strongly express its concerns over the visit by Shell officials in company of Nigerian soldiers to Ogoni oilfields on April 30, 2020. Eye witness accounts and credible community sources which monitored the activities have it that officials of Shell Petroleum Development Company of […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, April 26th, 2020
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country recorded crude oil and gas export sales of 434.85million dollars in January. The corporation disclosed this in it’s Monthly Financial and Operations Report released in Abuja, yesterday. The sales, the NNPC said, represents an increase of 94.30 per cent pitched against the December 2019 figures. It […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, April 10th, 2020
Nigeria will cut its oil production by 1.9 million barrels per day. This will reduce its daily crude oil production to 1.412 million barrels. Abuja is hoping for a $15 rebound in the price per barrel in the short term. This rebound that could bring at least 2.8 billion dollars to the country, according to […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Igbaugba Ehigimetor Former Group Executive Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Chris Ogiemwonyi, has rolled out his nine-point agenda that would serve as major pillars of development blue print if elected as next Governor of Edo. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Ogiemwonyi, a former minister of State for works, stated […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
A group, Partner For Petroleum & Energy Sector Prosperity Initiative( P-PESPI has condemned a recent call for the sack of Minister of State Petroleum, Timipre Silva over a recent comment on debts owed by International Oil Companies (IOCs). Sylva was quoted as saying that the $62 billion owed Nigeria by IOC’s would be difficult to […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
The Federal Ministry of Finance Thursday, denied knowledge of a $3.5 billion- fund allegedly kept and utilised by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for fuel subsidy. The Permanent Secretary, in the ministry, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, gave its position when he appeared before the Senate ad hoc committee probing the allegation in Abuja yesterday. Isa-Dutse’s […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Oil Politics, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Monday, August 20th, 2018
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | August 20, 2018 – In one of those instances of fuel scarcity in Lagos State, I drove to a fuel station, and, like the other motorists, parked my car in the line for petrol. In a more sane society, motorists will sit in their cars, and inch their […]
