An uncompleted building at the Central Business District, Abuja. PHOTO: ITUNU AJAYI With complexities in design, execution and actualization of constructions projects, stakeholders in the building sector have called for an inclusion of health and safety measures as part of construction Read More
FHA, Ecological Fund Office partner on erosion sites
[FILES] Erosion The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) plan to curtail the erosion in Gwarimpa estate, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agency is also looking into other estates that have major issues that Read More
‘Adding value to crude oil, gas remains Waltersmith’s mandate’
Abdulrazaq Isa Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited was established as an indigenous exploration and production company in 1996. It was awarded the Ibigwe field located in OML 16 (now OPL 2004) in 2003 after participating in the marginal field licensing round Read More
Samsung Heavy Industries supports eye surgery for 102 Nigerian
Patients who underwent cataract surgery sponsored by Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria, their families and volunteers, at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital recently With the assistance of Samsung Heavy Industries of Nigeria (SHIN), 102 Nigerian patients with cataracts and at Read More
IE unveils ultra-modern undertaking office in Ikeja
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company With a focus to progressively improve operations and deliver customer-centric services, Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has unveiled an ultra-modern undertaking office in Ikeja GRA to provide customers with improved access to Read More
4,000 shops to be powered soon in Ariaria market, says REA boss
Amid the controversy over power distribution in the Ariaria market in Aba, Abia State, the Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Damilola Ogunbiyi, has disclosed that 4,000 shops in the market will be powered by the end of October. Read More
OTL to spur collaborations as global downstream players converge
Chairman, OTL Africa Downstream, Emeka Akabogu, The 12th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week will promote industry synergy as Nigeria hosts global downstream oil players. The continent’s biggest downstream petroleum event will congregate operators in the value chain Read More
Lagos harps on lifestyle change for sustainable milieu
Participants at the Annual Walk for Nature organised by Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with Lagos State Government To mitigate impact of climate change, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has urged the people to change their lifestyle Read More
Power to hit 9000 megawatts in 2020 first quarter
[File] Babatunde Fashola A new projection for power generation nationwide was yesterday put at 9000 Mega Watts (MW) effective first quarter of 2020. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, shared this optimism at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Read More
Cross River partners Taraba on forest conservation
[FILE PHOTO] Forest In an effort to check threat on the country’s ecosystem, Cross River and Taraba States have agreed to partner on forest conservation and sustainability. The partnership will be through collaborations among civil societies, communities and the media Read More
