The Government of Ogun state has signed agreement with a consortium of four private firms to build a refinery, proposed to be the second largest in sub-Saharan Africa.The agreement also included the building of the largest petroleum product depot in Nigeria. The agreement was signed in Abeokuta on Wednesday between the government and four firms: […]
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Spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ohi Alegbe said the refinery would only restart when it had enough crude to keep it going for at least 25 days. It was reported last week that Warri refinery has undergone a temporary closure because there was insufficient crude in the system, adding it expected to resume […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, on Friday, stated that it has shut down the Warri Refineries due to operational challenges. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, disclosed this, while noting that the refinery is expected to be reopened for operations on Tuesday. He said the decision to shut down […]
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Peter Obi Former Governor of Anambra State met with some journalists in Anambra State recently where he spoke on various burning national issues. Worthy of note was the alleged mismanagement of Nigeria’s economy by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala. “It is rather unfortunate that we have this attitude of trying to pull down our best. Dr. […]
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BY AYO OLOWO The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC says the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced petroleum production after some in-house engineers conducted a nine-month rehabilitation on both facilities. The oil corporation announced this in a statement released by its General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Mr Ohi Alegbe yesterday. The statement in part […]
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