MaxAir Limited, the latest airline to join Nigeria’s domestic air market, has announced its decision to expand operations to Port Harcourt and Yola routes as part of its expansion drive. Its Executive Director, Mr Harish Manwani, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the airline had shown resilience in four months of operations by adding […]
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The second batch of 487 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived Port Harcourt International Airport at about 10.43 p.m. on Monday in Max Air. On Friday, the Federal Government announced the establishment of a reception centre in Port Harcourt for 5,037 Nigerians being evacuated from Libya. The returnees were received by officials of National Emergency Management […]
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In a new move designed to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of its products, Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with foremost e-commerce platform, Jumia Nigeria, to sell its cement to customers online. At the unveiling of the deal in Lagos, Dangote Cement’s Key Account Director Chux Mogbolu said the […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said two private Nigerian companies had been selected to build two refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri under the co-location initiative of the Federal Government. The co-location initiative, introduced by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, seeks to ensure that new refineries are set […]
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Monday sealed off four companies in Lagos and Port Harcourt over their alleged failure to meet their tax obligations totalling ₦630m. The affected firms include Charcoal and Spices Restaurant Limited, GRA, Port Harcourt, and Cioscon Nigerian Limited, Aba Road, Port Harcourt. The leader of the FIRS enforcement team, Mrs. […]
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The Federal Government yesterday said that there was no arrangement to concession the Port Harcourt Refinery. The government also revealed that the planned revamping of the refinery would cost the country about $300 million. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, made the disclosure at a sitting of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on […]
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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has vowed to shut down the oil sector if the Federal Government fails to rescind its decision on the sale of the Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemical Company to Oando Plc. The union alleged that the government had ignored the recent resolution by the Senate, which […]
Read More The Senate, yesterday, ordered the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to halt further action or planned concession of the Port Harcourt Refinery to Agip and Oando. In a motion sponsored by Senator Sabo Mohammed and tagged, “Non-Transparent Transaction relating to the planned concession of the Port Harcourt Refinery […]
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The Corporate Affairs Commission on Monday announced the closure of the manual process for company registration in five states and the Federal Capital Territory. The announcement was made by the Registrar-General, CAC, Mr. Bello Mahmud, during a media briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Mahmud, who gave the states as Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, […]
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“33” Export Friendship Experience Parties is set to hit Port Harcourt, Jos and Uyo on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2017 respectively. “33”r Export connects and engages with its target consumers by celebrating friendship and friends across the country. Recall that the brand commenced this year’s experiential parties in March and has hosted […]
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The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had discovered and destroyed an illegal refinery with 1.59 million litres of illegally refined diesel during a mop-up operation in Port Harcourt. Speaking at the destruction exercise, Commodore Williams Kayoda, the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, however, said no arrest was made during the raid. Kayoda […]
Read More The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has announced that the Port Harcourt Refining Company and the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company are now producing a combined volume of seven million litres of petrol daily. According to him, the PHRC now produces five million […]
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