Gbenga Obasanjo's Divorce Gets Nasty  
January 16, 2008 | 19 Comments
Gbenga, first son of former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, got contracts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) while his father was in office, his estranged wife, Mojisola, has claimed. Mojisola and Gbenga are currently seeking the dissolution of their seven-year-old marriage at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja Division, in Suit No. ID/172HD/2006.

The $10 Billion Disgrace: Behind The Figures - Ijeoma Nwogwugwu  
January 21, 2008 | 3 Comments
If a survey is undertaken to ascertain the top ten largest investments in the power sector over the last decade worldwide, at $10 billion from 1999 to date, Nigeria after perhaps China, India and one or two other countries will feature prominently on this list. That is a lot of money that has been invested in one sector alone. No other sector other than the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors in this country has attracted that kind of investment in the same period.

National Energy Council (NEC): Oil And Gas And Power Reform Committees – A Return To The Drawing Board?  
September 9, 2007 | 3 Comments

The Kaduna ‘PTI’ Brouhaha – Let The Truth Be Told!  
July 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
Some facts about the CPSK are as follows: The CPSK is one of the arms (a Division) of the NNPC corporate structure as can be seen from its organogram attached to its official website. It has its serene administrative office complex located at number 2A Lamido Road, Unguwar Rimi, Kaduna, while its temporary training site is located within the premises of he National Teachers Institute (NTI) at Kilometer 12, along Kaduna-Zaria Road, Rigachukun, Kaduna. Its official...

PTDF’s Multi-billion Naira Petroleum College For Kaduna  
May 26, 2008 | 2 Comments
As part of efforts to provide quality manpower for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says it will by end of this year commence the construction of the multi-billion naira National College of Petroleum Service, Kaduna.

Nigeria Plans To Refine Crude Oil Abroad  
March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments
NIGERIA is set to refine its crude oil abroad. For now, the Federal Government is focusing on offshore refineries in Eastern Europe.

Through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the government has kicked off talks on how it can secure partnership with the refineries to boost its downstream investment profile.

From Galaxy Backbone Plc - “… You’re “facts”…wrong…” – Gerald C. Ilukwe, MD/CEO  
October 18, 2007 | 2 Comments

Thrills, Intrigues Of Oil, Gas Sector In 2008, Expectations For 2009  
January 4, 2009 | 1 Comments
THOUGH stormy, it can't be compared to big storms like Catrina, Ike or Gustav, the nation's oil and gas sector in 2008 experienced situations that made a lot of people edgy and unbalanced. Amidst the uneasiness that enveloped the sector during the outgoing year, government had no room for slumber, while the operators had no course to relax, with consumers taking a permanent sit at the edge of their chairs expecting what may either be the next succour or hardship.

Accountant-General Lists Points Of Corruption In Government  
July 14, 2008 | 1 Comments
Gorges from which the country's resources find their way into private pockets have been identified by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwabo. Although Dankwabo listed eight sources of official corruption in the public sector, he rated four of them as more worrisome.

Revealed: Obasanjo’s Last-minute NNPC Contracts  
January 17, 2008 | 1 Comments
President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua may soon review five major contracts awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) valued at over N752 billion, THISDAY has learnt. Approvals for the contracts were said to have been hurriedly given by the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, about a week to his exit from office.