Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has said the twin problem of petrol smuggling and vandalism is caused by the products subsidy and corroded pipelines. Lokpobiri made this known at the just-concluded Energy and Labour Summit 2024 organised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in Abuja. According to […]
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At least two persons were killed on Sunday, as pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) exploded in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. Ibrahim Farinloye, acting zonal coordinator of The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the south-west, confirmed this to NAN on Sunday. The raging fire caused panic among the residents of […]
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The Niger Police Command on Sunday deployed armed personnel to prevent people from scooping petroleum products from the NNPC pipeline that exploded in Dagbo community, Paikoro Local Government Area. Dibal Yakadi, Commissioner of Police in Niger, announced this while addressing journalists at the depot in Minna. He said that deployment became necessary in view of […]
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A pipeline explosion was earlier reported at Iyana–Odo axis of Lasu- Isheri expressway. Sketchy reports suggest that the incident occurred some minutes after 9am on Thursday morning. As at time of this report, cause of the explosion was not determined. The exploded pipeline connects Ayobo community in the Ipaja end of Lagos Mainland. “@1035fmradio1: #BREAKING: […]
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The Niger Delta Avengers has on Wednesday said it will resume deadly attacks on oil installations and facilities in the oil-rich region in the country. Murdoch Agbinibo, the spokesperson of the militant group in a statement which was published on the group’s website said the round of attacks will be the “most deadly and will […]
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There was pandemonium on Thursday, as a heavy explosion rocked the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline criss-crossing the Ugbokodo community near the Warri refinery in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which sources said occurred around 4am, forced residents of the community to scamper for safety in the bushes when they discovered that the inferno […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says it has concluded repair works on the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline, ELP. In a statement signed by Group General Manger, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu on Monday in Abuja, said gas supply has been restored to the affected power plants. He said the speedy repair of the pipeline was […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has appealed to pipeline vandals to desist from destroying pipelines in the country. NNPC says it has marked its pipelines to avert vandalism and fire outbreaks to sustain the current steady supply of petroleum products nationwide. Maikanti Baru, the group managing director, NNPC, said this in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday vowed to continue to find sustainable solution to the challenge posed by insurgency in the Niger Delta. The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, said this in a statement issued in Abuja. “The Corporation has created security management platforms that would enable […]
Continue ReadingMilitants have set fire to a crude oil pipeline in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta, a military spokesman said on Saturday, the second strike in the country’s oil hub within a day.A militant group had earlier said it attacked the pipeline, which is run by the state oil firm NNPC and a local private firm, Shoreline, […]
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