EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State claims to have discovered a scheme by Governor Douye Diri to falsely implicate Timipre Sylva, the party candidate in the last governorship election. The party alleges that the plot involves using an anti-corruption agency to harass Sylva and pressure him to drop … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, an Imo state-based modular refinery located at Ibigwe, Ohaji/Egbema council area has begun full production. The refinery, with a production capacity of 600 million litres of various petroleum products, is already refining and releasing 20 trucks of refined products daily. The disclosure was made when the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to utilise gas as an alternative to fuel in the country. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, said the President made this call on Tuesday during the unveiling of the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Autogas Roll-out Initiative in Abuja. … Read more
The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Mai Mala Buni, on Monday, reconciled the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva. The two of them who were one time governors of Rivers and Bayesla States disclosed this development to newsmen after a closed door meeting with … Read more