A NON-Governmental Organisation (NGO), crusading for peace in the Niger-Delta, the Riverine Peace Initiative of the Niger-Delta (RPIND), weekend, urged the governors of Bayelsa and Rivers states to urgently inaugurate Oil and Gas Commissions in their respective states to quicken

Uganda's oil discoveries at Lake Albert are getting close to the threshold that would make commercial production for export a reality, Tullow Oil, the UK-based firm exploring for oil and gas in western Uganda, has announced.

In the spirit of deregulation of the downstream end of the petroleum sector, the government decided to let the market determine the price structure of domestic fuel in 2004.

At least 150 villages in Benue State are to be connected to the national grid by the end of 2009. This is in line with the state government's commitment to putting rural infrastructure in place as contained in the development

Sokoto State government has approved the establishment of an Independent Power Project (IPP) at the cost of N3.8 billion, the state commissioner for Information, Alhaji Dahiru Maishanu Yabo disclosed.

NAMCOR, the Government-owned petroleum company, has put out a N$700 million tender for the construction of a fuel storage facility at Walvis Bay in the first half of next year.

Tanzania Postal Bank employees clean a trench near their Manzese branch in Dar es Salaam as part of the bank's corporate social responsibility.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and ExxonMobil have signed Heads of Agreements on plans for a natural gas to liquid petroleum plant in Nigeria.

The gunmen who kidnapped an Israeli businessman in Port Harcourt yesterday got in touch with Gilmore Engineering Limited, demanding at least $12 million in return for their victim's release.

A consultant appointed to study revenue sharing in oil fields being developed on the Zanzibar side of the common territorial sea will submit its recommendations in November.

The Adamawa State Government has debunk the rumour that the multi purpose Magam Dam in Madagali local government being constructed by the state has collapsed and submerged some of the villages in the area as a result of heavy down

Jigawa State executive council has approved the deduction of $69million as contributory funds for the revitalisation of the national power sector.

Bank PHB has launched a product that would significantly alleviate the problems faced by their teeming customers and prospective ones, especially with regards to epileptic public power supply.

Stark shortage of power supply, smuggling and unhealthy competition with imported goods have been identified as causes of the starvation of once vibrant manufacturing industries in Kano State.

Sokoto State Government has approved the sum of N 3.8 billion for the state Independent Power Plant to be constructed in the state. It also earmarked N87.8 million for its Ramadan Break-fast feeding programme.

The delay in receiving payment coupled with power outages have stymied Zimbabwe's gold production, projected to fall further this year, players in the industry have warned.

A cute shortage of power supply, smuggling and unhealthy competition with imported goods have been identified as causes of the starvation of once vibrant manufacturing industries in Kano State.

As efforts intensify to discover and revitalise natural resources in the 19 northern states of the country, against the backdrop of dependence on oil as the mainstay of the economy.

The 15th conference of the Northern Speakers Forum ended in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital yesterday.

An economist emphasised the difficulty of balancing growth and inflation