Barite is a mineral made up of barium sulphate. It has a high specific gravity of 4.5 which is exceptional for non-metallic minerals which makes it suitable for a wide range of industrial, medical, and manufacturing uses. Barite is mainly used in the oil and gas industry as a weighing agent in drilling fluids. The rising production of oil and gas around the globe,...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said  Nigerians are not required to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones as a requirement to register new SIM cards. A statement by the commission's director, public affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said at no time did the commission issue a statement regarding the registration of IMEI by subscribers and it has no plans...

As part of its commitment to environmental sustainability and efforts at reducing carbon emission, the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has inaugurated a solar power plant at its Ibadan brewery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Seyi Makinde inaugurated the 663.6kwp solar power plant on Thursday in Ibadan. It also reports that the solar power plant will supply approximately...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned banks, financial institutions, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government, telecom operators, private and public companies and others informing them the installation and usage of GSM boosters are illegal. In a pre-enforcement notice signed by the commission’s director of public affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, it said the commission would commence enforcement on the illegal use of GSM boosters on Tuesday, May 25, 2021,...

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has restated there are no plans to increase the pump price of fuel in June. In a statement he personally signed and which was made available to journalists today, he said the clarification became necessary with the speculation rife in the country to the effect of the alleged price increase next month. The...

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has conferred the prestigious fellowship award on the group general manager, group public affairs division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Kennie Obateru at its annual general meeting in Bauchi. Obateru, a self-driven and an amiable PR practitioner joined the NNPC in 1992 as an experienced hire. Through the years he has served in various capacities as general...

  The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and its products thereof. Speaking during the ceremony today in Abuja, the director-general of NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, assured of the agency’s readiness’s  to collaborate and synergize with the FCCPC in ensuring the...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State says the decision taken by the southern governors to ban open grazing is in the overall interest of Nigeria. Okowa stated this on Wednesday at the 2021 quarterly media briefing in Asaba, pointing out that in the civilised clime, ranching is the best form of grazing. The Southern governors had met last week in Asaba,...

The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kasihfu Abdullahi, has urged the Lagos State Ministry of Health to fully adopt the implementation of all provisions in the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) to protect the medical data of the residents of the state. He made the call when he paid a working visit on the state...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called on the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to create an ecosystem where businesses and processes can stand the test of time. The governor made the call when he received the director-general of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, who led the management team of the agency on a courtesy visit to him at the...