An oil producing community, Aja-Omaetan in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta has threatened to sue Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) if it is excluded from the oil giant’s planned Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF). The community, therefore, urged the authorities of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian...
September 20, 2024
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Namibia: Canada’s ReconAfrica Could Start Drilling Near Protected Okavango Delta in 2024
Harare — The newly appointed CEO of Canada’s Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) Brian Reinsborough, rejected environmental groups’ criticism of the project on Thursday, October 12, 2023 announcing that the company will launch a new drilling campaign early in 2024 close to Namibia’s protected Okavango Delta, Reuters reports. Although communities and environmentalists in Namibia have harshly...
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NYSC swears in 2,227 corps members in Delta
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sworn in 2,227 corps members in the 2023 Batch B Stream II deployed to Delta for national service. Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori declared the three-week orientation course open at the swearing in ceremony held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Issele Uku. Oborevwori represented by his Senior Policy Adviser,...
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Senate expresses satisfaction over Delta ministerial nominee
The Senate has acknowledged the laudable achievements of the Executive Director (Business Development) of Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM) and Delta Ministerial Nominee, Stella Okotete. The upper chamber lauded her achievement in growing the non-oil exports and business fortunes of the Bank. The commendation came after the Senator representing Delta Central, Ede Dafinone moved...
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Troops clamp down on illegal oil refining site in Delta
Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and those of a private security firm have jointly uncovered a major illegal refining site in Delta. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the operation was undertaken by troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion....