•Scene of the fire incident It was a black Sunday in Lagos as gas exploded, injuring seven family members at 1, Odubanwo Streer, Off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The same day, a fire outbreak at a multiple purpose sawmill market located at Awori but stop behind GTB Bank, Abule […]
It is not yet uhuru for those converting their generating sets from premium motor spirit (petrol) to gas, as they risk explosion, director of Delta State Fire Service, Mr Eugene Ozewele, has said. Ozewele said that those involved in the act are sitting on kegs of gunpowder, adding that manufacturers of petrol-generating sets did not […]
Global oil giant, Shell, operating in Nigeria as Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), yesterday announced the sale of its $1.2 billion onshore oilfields and gas assets to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies. The five Nigerian companies with footprints in oil exploration and production are; ND Western, Aradel Energy, First E&...
One month after the federal government promised to crash the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, households and businesses are still paying high prices for every kilogram of the commodity. This is because the price has remained on the high side, as investigation revealed that not much has been achieved […]
•Scene of the explosion Piqued by the spate of gas explosions, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, has warned persons storing gas cylinders indiscriminately without following safety rules and regulations to desist or face sanctions. Oke-Osanyintolu gave the warning during an assess...
Senators in the Committee on Gas Resources today expressed disaffection over the blame game between the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over disbursement of N135Billion for the Nigeria Gas Expansion Programme. The Senate Committee had last week asked the beneficiary oil and gas companies to appear before i...
Nigerians have continued to experience scarcity of Liquefied Natural Gas or cooking gas, shooting up prices across the country. The scarcity and the high cost of the product have been reported in Lagos, Kano, Maiduguri, among others, reports Daily Trust. Gas dealers have, however, assured that the scarcity is temporary as it was triggered by [...
•Cooking gas depot Scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas also known as cooking gas has hit Lagos and some other states in the country. The other affected states, according to findings by our correspondents are: Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna and Kano. The rise in price of the commodity has been noticed since late last month, causing […]
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