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  A SYNOPSIS OF THE DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF AUGUST 15, 2019 BY  DR LOUIS BROWN OGBEIFUN Experts in the oil and gas industry have advised that continuous advocacy by individuals and all stakeholders, is the panacea for eradicating corruption that stokes conflict in the extractive industry especially in the Niger Delta, bad policies and governance,

[ad_1] At times I just wonder whether our policy makers are not in this planet. It is so disheartening to note that the veritable sustaining economic power of Nigeria, which is oil and gas; has over the years, been treated with disdain and uttmost neglect. It is no longer news that we have been trying

Recall that in April 2018, a coalition of Civil Society and Media groups stormed PortHarcourt to brainstorm on the recently approved Oil and Gas policies which resulted in the development of an advocacy road map with timelines and measurable outcomes. In the same vein, the coalition moved base to Lagos in line with the initial

Though the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) has been passed and awaiting the Presidential assent, the Organized Private Sector, the Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketing Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and some other stakeholders have picked holes in the recently PIGB by the National Assembly. They opined that the industry

In June and July 2017, the Federal Executive Council approved the National Gas Policy and the National Petroleum Policy (NPP) respectively. These policies incorporated some broad-based economic growth and efficiency considerations. In addition, the two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). It is also anticipated that the fiscal

IT was a gathering of labour leaders, civil society groups among other stakeholders, at the ancient city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to x-ray the new national oil and gas policy of the Federal Government, FG. The workshop facilitated by Dr Brown Loius Ogbeifun, Chief Executive Officer, African Initiative for Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility Leadership,

[ad_1] Andrew Laah Yakubu (born September 10, 1955) is the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He was dismissed by President Jonathan for insubordination and refusal to cooperate with the minister of petroleum in looting the corporation’s funds. He was later found by the antigraft agency as very corrupt himself with

[ad_1] Hassan Muhammed Lawal is a Nigerian politician from Nasarawa State who has served as Federal Minister of Labour, and then of Works and Housing, between 2004 and 2010. Background Lawal, was born in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) in 1978 and

[ad_1] Diezani K. Alison-Madueke (born 6 December 1960) is a Nigerian politician and the first female President of OPEC. She was elected at the 166th OPEC Ordinary meeting in Vienna on 27 November 2014. She became Nigeria’s minister of transportation on 26 July 2007. She was moved to Mines and Steel Development in 2008, and

[ad_1] Alhaji Shehu Ladan (21/09/1952 – 04/10/2011) was a Nigerian lawyer, philanthropist and oil and gas management strategist from Kaduna State who has contributed to the socio-economic activities of the state and Nigeria at large in different capacities. He was the immediate past Group Managing Director of NNPC in Nigeria. Biography Early life and education