Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva on Tuesday gave the assurance that the Port Harcourt refinery rehabilitation will be complete by 20222. Sylva disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. He spoke concerning the agreement reached by the Federal government and organised labour who recently suspended their ...

Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has dismissed media reports that the new draft Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) sent to National Assembly has recommended scraping of the NNPC.The minister allayed the fears while fielding questions from journalists at the National Assembly after an interactive session with the leadership of the assembly. He, however, clarified ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva has called for cooperation to fix the Nigerian economy. According to him all is not well with the economy. The minister stated this at a meeting with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the hike in electricity and petrol prices in ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday met with the organised Labour over the hike in electricity and fuel tariffs. The meeting called by the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Congress in attendance held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting which ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will soon begin activation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refill stations for motorists across the country. The corporation disclosed this in a statement by the Group General Manager Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, in Abuja, on Sunday. The CNG (methane stored at high pressure) is a ...

Mr Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources says the Federal Government’s decision to fully remove subsidy from petrol will earn the country ₦1trn annually and create massive jobs. Sylva, who said this on Thursday, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, said that beginning from October, Nigerians “can now convert cars using petroleum ...

The Minister of Petroleum Resources (State), Mr Timipre Sylva has explained the recent increase in the price of petrol, admitting that the deregulation of the petroleum sub-sector will be difficult for a while but pay off on the long run. Mr Sylva said this on Thursday during a briefing in Abuja noting that the government ...

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva says he has surrendered his vehicles to the National Gas Expansion Programme, NGEP, to convert all to dual fuel with use of either Auto Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) or Auto Condensed Natural Gas (CNG). A statement issued on Tuesday by Mr Justice Derefaka, Technical Adviser  on Gas ...

The Federal Government says it approved the establishment of the oil and gas logistics facility in Akwa Ibom because of the prevailing peace and security of lives and property in the state. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva who made the disclosure on Sunday, assured that work would soon commence at the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the newly reconstituted board of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas(NLNG) and Bonny Gas Transport Limited ( BGT). The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja  on Monday. He said that the current board members had been in office since 2005, hence ...