Mr Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer, NUPRC, made the clarification in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. Komolafe said the commission would, therefore, not respond to allegations of non-remittance of funds into the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the defunct PEF. He said the clarification was necessitated by reports in the media indicating that the Senate Commi...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Thursday confirmed the successful stoppage of the Santa Barbara Oil spill at Nembe Creek in Bayelsa State. The Commission is a statement by its CEO Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, explained that oil well operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company  has been ‘killed’ through the professional deployment of appropriate...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in collaboration with Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight illegal dealers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Maiduguri. The DPR North East Operations Controller, Mr Agada Jerome, made this known on Friday in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Jerome said the dealers were arrested during a patrol by official...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bauchi state has sought police collaboration to enable it enforce regulations laid down for filling stations. State DPR Comptroller Iliyasu Abdullahi sought the collaboration Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to the state commissioner of police Sylvester Abiodun Alabi. He said collaboration between the department and the police would...