Ijaw youths under the Pereotubo Owielaemi led Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, have vowed to cripple the oil sector over what they described as plans by the federal government through the National Security Adviser, NSA and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF to constitute and inaugurate an interim management committee for the Presidential Amnesty […]
Month: March 2020
Odion Ighalo vows to give his blood for Man Utd
Odion Ighalo has vowed to seize his opportunity to impress with Manchester United, stating “I will give my blood” to make the most of his time with the club. Signed on deadline day in January on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season, the 30-year-old striker has already made an impact for […]
Oil supply downturn: OPEC plans meeting for March 5-6
OPEC, for now, is planning to hold its ministerial meeting as scheduled this week, pending a final decision Monday with a teleconference under consideration, sources told S&P Global Platts. “At the moment, we are proceeding with our plans,” a source said on condition of anonymity. “We also remain in contact with the Austrian authorities.” Delegations […]
FG closes Independence Bridge for maintenance work On March 1,
Ministry of power seeks collaboration with agencies for improved power supply Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola The Federal Government on Sunday announced the partial closure of the Independence Bridge in Lagos for routine maintenance. The maintenance work which ends on May 2, according to the government, will ensure the repair of the damaged […]
Global downturn feared as countries struggle to contain coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus spread further on Friday, with cases reported for the first time in at least six countries across four continents, battering markets and leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its impact risk alert to “very high.” Hopes that the epidemic that started in China late last year would be over in months, […]
Shell’s Bonga oilfield in Nigeria to undergo maintenance -spokesman
Royal Dutch Shell’s Bonga oilfield in Nigeria will undergo maintenance in March and April, though the impact on production and exact dates are still being finalised, a spokesman said. Shell operates the offshore field via its Nigerian subsidiary SNEPCo. In March, around 153,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude were due for export, according to […]