Crude oil supply by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries fell to a four-year low in February, a Reuters survey found, as top exporter Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies over-delivered on the group’s supply pact while Venezuelan output registered a further involuntary decline. The drop of 300,000 barrels per day comes despite criticism from […]
Author: Isaac Umunna
Meter manufacturing firm appeals to CBN for single digit credit line
Mr Kola Balogun, Chairman, Momas Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company Ltd. (MEMMCOL), has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to create a credit line of a single digit to meter manufacturers for effective execution of Meter Assets Providers (MAP) schemes. Balogun, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Governor, caregiver narrate experiences with Lassa fever
David Eseigbe is a medical doctor with over 10 years’ experience relating to Lassa fever patients. Mr Eseigbe is one of the dozens of caregivers who have been infected with the disease while treating patients. “One minute I was all kitted up in my protective gear collecting blood samples from Lassa fever patients in the […]
Nigeria’s foreign trade volume increases by 39% – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the country recorded a total trade value of N32.26 trillion year-on-year in 2018, representing 39.3 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2017. The trade value for 2017 stood at N23.16 trillion. The NBS said this in its Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for Fourth Quarter of […]
Renewable energy to become world’s main power source by 2040 – BP
Renewable energies will be the world’s main source of power within two decades and are establishing a foothold in the global energy system faster than any fuel in history, according to BP. The UK-based oil company said wind, solar and other renewables will account for about 30% of the world’s electricity supplies by 2040, up […]
PENGASSAN to Battle ExxonMobil on staff disengagement
Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may have resolved to challenge ExxonMobil over its plan to disengage its workers. The association, in a statement by its President, Comrade Olabode Johnson, said the union was disappointed with fresh disengagement letters served many Nigerian executives in the oil firm, saying […]
More than 50 people missing after leaking oil pipeline explodes in Nigeria
A local official says more than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria. The Nembe Chiefs Council spokesman, Chief Nengi James-Eriworio, tells The Associated Press that the blast early Friday (local time) caused massive oil spillage in the Nembe kingdom in Bayelsa state. The Nembe […]
Despite Trump’s Tweets, OPEC oil output drops further in February
OPEC oil supply fell to a four-year low in February, a Reuters survey found, as top exporter Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies over-delivered on the group’s supply pact while Venezuelan output registered a further involuntary decline. The drop of 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) comes despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, who on […]
Nigeria recorded N5.54tn from oil in 2018
Nigeria earned a total of N5.54tn from oil revenue last year, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed.The N5.54tn revenue was earned through three major oil revenue sources. They are crude oil/gas sales, petroleum profit tax/royalties and others. A breakdown of the N5.54tn oil revenue showed that the sum of N1.28tn was earned […]
MTN projects 90% profits boost despite Nigerian regulatory fine
MTN Group says it is expecting an increased profit by as much as 90 per cent in 2018, as the company continues to recover from a regulatory fine in Nigeria. Analysts had predicted that the $8.1bn repatriation demand dispute with the Central Bank of Nigeria would affect the fourth quarter earnings of the Nigerian unit. […]