Category: Oil/Gas

₦150m Can’t Buy Our Ancestral Land, Kare-Epere Tells SEEPCO

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  ..….Community rejects alleged 30-year lease, demands compensation for destroyed farmlands     The people of Kare-Epere Zion Community in the Agge axis of Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, have rejected an alleged ₦150 million land deal involving Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO), declaring that no amount of money can make them surrender their ancestral homeland. The community also accused the oil company of allegedly invading its territory and destroying farmlands, crops and economic trees with bulldozers, demanding adequate compensation for affected families and clarification…

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Oil Flows, Poverty Grows: Mulade Challenges Oborevwori Over Neglect Of Host Communities

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Dr Sheriff Mulade, a Niger Delta activist, has challenged the Delta State Government over the persistent neglect of oil-producing communities, declaring that the people whose land generates the state’s wealth are still suffering in the midst of plenty. Mulade, who spoke at the public presentation and launch of The Boom, Bane and Blood, authored by Dr Richard Ayiwe, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, called on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to redirect greater attention and resources towards the development of oil-bearing communities, insisting that their contribution to the…

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Oborevwori Assures Uzere Communities of Government Support Over Oil Spill

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  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured the people of Uzere Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area that his administration will ensure oil companies operating in the area meet their obligations to host communities affected by oil spills and other environmental challenges. Oborevwori gave the assurance on Friday during a visit to oil spill sites in Uzere, where he said he assessed the extent of the damage and obtain first-hand information to guide the state government’s engagement with the operating company. The governor said his administration…

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Gas Leak: Ukodhiko Seeks FG’s Intervention As Uzere Residents Raise Health Concerns

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The member representing Isoko North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jonathan Ukodhiko, has called for urgent government intervention to contain a gas leak following the collapse of Well 14 in Uzere community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.   Ukodhiko made the call during an on-the-spot assessment of the affected areas, where he expressed concern over the environmental and public health implications of the incident.   The lawmaker, who visited the palace of the Ovie of Uzere Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Udogiri I, said…

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Nigeria Pledges Support for Congo’s Local Content Development- Lokpobiri

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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with the Republic of Congo, particularly in the area of Local Content development in the oil and gas sector. Lokpobiri gave the assurance while welcoming a Congolese delegation to his office in Abuja. The Minister said Nigeria is willing to share its experience and lessons from the implementation of its Local Content policy with its “brother country,” Congo. He explained that Nigeria’s Local Content journey began over 15 years ago with…

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Group Celebrates Johnbull Ejovi At 71

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  The Global Initiative Support Group for Sheriff 2027, has felicitated its patron, Evangelist Chief Johnbull Ejovi, on his 71st birthday, describing him as a man of faith, service, integrity and positive impact. In a birthday message signed by its Chairman, Chief Josiah Ntekume and Secretary, Barrister Abednego Dikame, the group said Ejovi’s 71 years had been marked by sacrifice, wisdom and commitment to causes and people he believed in. The group noted that his contributions as its patron had continued to inspire members in their pursuit of a united,…

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MANROY, TANTITA Donate 18-Seater Bus To NUJ Warri Chapel

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MANROY Global Services Limited, in partnership with TANTITA Security Services Nigeria Limited, has donated a brand-new 18-seater bus to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Warri Correspondents’ Chapel, to enhance the mobility and operational activities of journalists in the area. The presentation of the vehicle took place at the MANROY office along the DSC Expressway, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, in the presence of the Ovie of Great Idjerhe Kingdom, HRM King Monday Obukohwo Whiskey, PhD, a veteran in the media industry. Speaking during the ceremony, Managing Director…

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Ijaw Activist Hails Tantita For Enhancing Pipeline Security, Creating Over 200,000 Jobs In Niger Delta

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, has been credited with stabilizing oil and gas infrastructure in the Niger Delta, creating over 200,000 jobs, and supporting a rise in national crude oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day. A US-Based Ijaw Activist, Mr. Kabowei Akamande disclosed this at a conference on “Sustaining the Vision and Izon Development Agenda of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo for Future Generations” organized by Save the Niger Delta Group in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Akamande, who doubles as a laboratory quality…

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Tantita’s Pipeline Protection Boosts Nigeria’s Oil Revenue, Employs Over 60,000 Niger Delta Youths— Bebenimibo

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By David Lawani, Abuja   The Media Consultant to Tantita Nigeria Limited, Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, has said the company’s sustained efforts in protecting oil pipelines and other critical infrastructure in the Niger Delta have significantly improved crude oil production, environmental safety and economic activities in the region. Bebenimibo, who is also Special Adviser to Tantita Chairman, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, stated this while speaking on the sidelines of an award presented to Tantita by Blueprint Newspapers in recognition of the company’s contributions to pipeline security and national development.…

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2027: Olomu Wards 1, 2, Effurun-Otor Stakeholders Back Omo-Agege, Obiuvwevbi

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Political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections have intensified in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State as stakeholders and supporters from Olomu Wards 1 and 2, as well as Effurun-Otor, rallied support for the governorship ambition of former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and the National Assembly aspiration of Dr Christopher Obiuvwevbi Omininini.   The development followed a consultation tour by the political team to Ogoni-Olomu, Olomu Kingdom, Ewu Kingdom and other communities in the area.   The delegation, comprising Omo-Agege, described as the…

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