DPR calls on workers to follow COVID rules
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has called for oil company and government personnel to follow rules and document procedures in order to tackle the pandemic.
Rivers State
NLNG area declared pandemic epicentre
Three international oil companies have committed to building a COVID-19 treatment centre in the Bonny local government area (LGA).
Nigeria’s illegal refiners take quality edge
Imports into Nigeria of gasoline and diesel are of worse quality than fuels produced from illegal refineries in the Niger Delta, a new study from Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) has reported.
Audits and investigations on Niger Delta spending
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to extend the executive of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), until the end of the year, has been met with varying responses.
Wike tightens lockdown with an eye on oil
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has declared a total lockdown on Port Harcourt and the Obio and Akpor local government areas, in a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
ExxonMobil employees arrested in coronavirus crackdown
Rivers State has arrested 22 ExxonMobil employees for violating quarantine by entering the area from Akwa Ibom.
Rivers turfs out Caverton in coronavirus crackdown
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered Caverton Helicopters to halt operations in the state, as the row over a flight into Port Harcourt escalated.