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By Ali Elias The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has granted three refinery licenses, adding a total of 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) to Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, NMDPRA announced that the newly licensed refineries include Eghudu Refinery Limited, which will produce 100,000 bpd; MB Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited, with a capacity of 30,000 bpd; and HIS Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, which will refine 10,000 bpd. “The Authority Chief Executive, Engr. Farouk Ahmed, presented a License to Construct a 100,000 bpd refinery to Eghudu Refinery Ltd in Edo State, a License to Establish a 30,000 bpd refinery to MB Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Ltd in Delta State,...

OPINION By Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been a site of curious jurisprudence since the Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate, Harry Johnston, procured the judicial liquidation of King Jaja of Opobo in December 1887 in Accra, present capital of Ghana. The charge against King Jaja was the violation of a treaty obligation to assist the British “in the execution of such duties as may be assigned.” At the end of proceedings which lasted less than one day before a forum described by Elvar Ingimundarsson as a “Kangaroo court”, King Jaja was convicted and sentenced to exile. The court also prohibited the people of Opobo from designating a replacement for him. At the end of Febr...

Courtsey: Realnews A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and political activist, Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by loyalists of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to manipulate the recently delivered Supreme Court judgment in the state. Frank alleged that certain individuals are attempting to insert the issue of defection—currently being litigated at the Appeal Court—into the ruling, in a bid to influence ongoing legal battles. In a statement, Frank described the move as a "desperate lobby to smuggle into the judgment an aspect which was not decided." He claimed that Wike’s allies are behind the effort to tamper with the judgment, which focused on the Rivers State Local Government elections and the budg...

By Ali Elias Nigeria has lost a towering statesman and a fierce advocate for justice with the passing of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark at the age of 97. The elder statesman, former Federal Commissioner for Information, and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) died on Monday, February 17, as confirmed by his family in a statement: “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo town, Delta, wishes to announce the passing on to eternity of Chief Edwin Clark. The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later.” Clark’s death marks the end of an era for the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole. His relentless fight for resource control, political equity, and a restructured Nigeria defined his legacy. Often referred to as "Mr. Resource Control," ...

(L-R) Funke Egbemode (FNGE); Andy Odeh (NLNG); Prisca Sam-Duru of Vanguard newspaper; Kadaria Ahmed (Judge), Chido Nwakanma (Judge) and Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku (NLNG) during a one-time award to Prisca for her contributions to The Nigeria Prizes at the an event in Lagos themed “Celebrating the Voices of Impact” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the prizes…recently Nigeria LNG Limited, over the weekend, celebrated the media for its contribution to the development of The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Science in the last 20 years, recognising media stakeholders for their dedication and commitment to the coverage of the Prizes. At an event titled “Celebrating the Voices of Impact” held in Lagos, the Company also announced the sponsorship of a new prize cate...

Dr. Obinna Ezeobi (3rd right) representing Exec. Secretary Engr. Felix Ogbe and GM Corporate Communication and Coordination, Bar. Esuene Dan-Kikile By Ono Yima Ukan Idagbo, a Supervisor with the Zonal Coordination of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), launched five captivating books, including short stories and anthologies, at an event in Wuse, Abuja, on Friday. The event saw the representation of NCDMB, with the Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe (FNSE), commending Ukan's literary achievements. He emphasized the Board's mission to empower Nigerians in the oil and gas sector and related industries while pledging support for the distribution of the books to schools in the Niger Delta and recommending them for wider national circulation. This ...

The Forum of Southeast Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has expressed its dismay at the content of the 50th Inaugural Lecture, titled “The Igbo Factor in the History of Intergroup Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited,” recently delivered by Professor Ahmed Bako at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS). According to the group, Professor Bako misrepresented historical facts at various points in his lecture, and also engaged in typical Igbo profiling, teasing a xenophobic position that negates the integrative spirit of the Nigerian constitution. As an academic advocacy group in part dedicated to understanding the diverse peoples of Nigeria and the broader tapestry of Nigerian history, FOSAD says it had looked forward with great interest when Professor Bako...

By PR In line with its strategic vision to be a dynamic and reliable global energy supplier of choice, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has commenced shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes to Japan and China on Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis. NNPC Ltd achieved the milestone through the collaboration of two of its Downstream subsidiaries – NNPC LNG Ltd and NNPC Shipping Ltd – which delivered its first DES LNG cargo from the 174,000m³ LNG vessel Grazyna Gesicka at Futtsu, Japan, on 27th June, 2024. Managing Director of NNPC Shipping, Mr. Panos Gliatis Since then, it has expanded its footprint to China with the delivery of one LNG cargo on DES basis. Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) is an international commercial term that requires the seller to de...

By Els William The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, has praised the Geometric Power initiative in Abia State for its impressive efforts in developing the Aba Independent Power Project (IPP). During his visit to the $800 million project, which includes a 188-megawatt gas-fired plant and an embedded distribution firm providing electricity to nine out of 17 local government areas in Abia, Montgomery described the project as an example of the innovation needed to drive sustainable development in Nigeria. “The Geometric model is impressive”, commends Dr. Richard Montgomery, adding, “It represents the kind of innovation needed to drive sustainable development across Nigeria”. Accompanied by Abia's Commissioner for Power, Ikechukwu Monday, Montgomery was w...

Owners of refineries in Nigeria have said that the country cannot continue to keep the businesses of fuel importers anymore, stating that Nigeria should be talking about fuel export at the moment. Speaking under the auspices of the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria, they stated this amid complaints by depot owners that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was planning to monopolise fuel supply in the country. Earlier, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, had accused the Dangote refinery of asking him to stop granting licences for diesel importation so that all traders would resort to buying from him instead of importing. While appearing before the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to Investigate the Alleged Economic Sab...