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There is palpable tension in Obianime-Ama Community in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State as a ruptured pipeline was discovered leaking an unidentified petroleum product in broad daylight unchecked. Sources told Kristina Reports that the pipeline belongs to the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). […]

A fire outbreak has occurred around the Soku Oil and Gas Field in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The blast is suspected to have occurred at 9:15pm on Saturday, March 22, 2025 around the Orashi River axis on a gas pipeline owned by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG). The impacted pipeline […]

As the Train 7 project of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) moves to commissioning phase, a one-week intensive training in pipe insulation for residents of Bonny Island in Rivers State is set to kick off in a week’s time. The training programme is being organized by Emmaida Integrated and Service Limited in conjunction […]

New revelations have continued to emerge as to what led to the Cawthorne Channel 1 fire incident and the devastation it orchestrated in just less than a week. A highly placed industry source, who preferred to be anonymous for now, narrated to Kristina Reports how a devastating explosion caused the inferno which engulfed the Cawthorne […]

Nigeria’s energy policy strategy must make gas a mere busstop with renewable energy as the real station, according to strategic advice rolled out at a policy dialogue on sustainable transition. Part of the eight-point recommendations is that renewable and gas policies should be framed under a unified energy strategy that transitions gas as a “bridge […]

The Federal Government has revealed that a poor maintenance culture and inadequate and aged equipment, among other challenges, are the underlying reasons for the incessant multiple collapses of the national power grid witnessed in recent months. It also stated that the high voltage of electricity surpassing the capacity of its equipment caused the blackout witnessed […]

A glimmer of hope appears to be in the horizon for projects captured under corporate social responsibility for the Train 7 project of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) in Bonny, Rivers State. The projects are a Vehicular Terminal; 5,000 Capacity Stadium and a Sports Academy; and expansion of the Shell Road, Mission Road […]

Some communities in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State have expressed their gratitude to the lawmaker representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Cyril Hart, and Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs) for the solar street lights in their various domains. Some of the […]

A philanthropist, Darlington Tobin has harped on the need to bridge the skills gap in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State in order to shape the future of the area positively. Tobin came out with this on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 during the graduation ceremony for 250 beneficiaries of the Ibani-Se Training Scheme organized […]

Three persons have been confirmed dead while the fate of five persons remain uncertain when a helicopter contracted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has crashed into the Atlantic Ocean eight hours off the Bonny Island coastline. NNPCL announced this via a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye on Thursday, […]

Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed for the umpteenth time throwing the nation into darkness in the face of a dwindling economy and obvious cluelessness of the Federal Government. Spokesperson of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Emeka Ezeh confirmed the grid failure in a statement released on the evening of Monday, October 14, 2024. According […]

The federal government has been urged to take decisive steps in creating a conducive environment for startups to thrive, particularly in Nigeria’s South-South and South-East regions. Speaking at the 9th edition of Startup South conference, a 2-day event which took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on October 3rd to 4th, 2024, Uche Aniche, the […]

The Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas (FPOG), Bonny is a strategic approach to developing a modern workforce that is skilled and innovative, the Federal Government has said. Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Professor Idris Bugaje said this on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 while delivering a Pre-Convocation Lecture at the […]

China’s streets are witnessing a futuristic transformation as driverless taxis, also known as robotaxis, become a more common sight. These autonomous vehicles, cruising past office buildings and shopping malls, are sparking mixed reactions among the public—ranging from wonder to wariness. Wuhan, a major city in central China, is at the forefront of this technological push, […]