26 Ships with Petrol, Other Items Head for Nigerian Ports

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wenty-six ships laden with petroleum products and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which stated this in its publication, `Shipping Position’, on Monday in Lagos, said that the ships contained base oil, petrol and containers laden…

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Gridlock Returns to Apapa-Wharf Roads

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ridlock has returned to Apapa/Wharf Roads in Lagos due to loading by petroleum tanker drivers at private depots in the area. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed that the gridlock, on Thursday, forced some motorists plying the route to abandon their cars and walk to their destinations. One of the motorists, Mr Tunde…

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Ongoing Road Projects: Group Flays Nigerian Lawmakers

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] coalition of 75 pressure groups in Nigeria under the aegis of Campaign Against Legislative Rascality (CALR), has asked the National Assembly to approve the funds earmarked for completion of ongoing road projects. CALR’s Director-General, Prof. Yusuf Madaki, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said that approving the funds would fastrack completion of…

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Crude oil production: FG saves $3bn yearly— NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the country had saved a minimum of three billion dollars per annum on Crude oil production. In a statement signed by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Affairs Division, on Wednesday in Abuja, it said the cost of crude oil production went down from 78 dollars per…

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