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Aug212020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Buhari’ll End Nigeria’s Fuel Importation, Says Sylva.

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President Muhammadu Buhari The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) is committed to putting an end to the importation of refined petroleum products into Nigeria, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said. Sylva said the government was working to reverse Nigeria’s status as a net importer of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, and as such had been supporting the establishment of modular refineries to boost indigenous PMS production. The minister stated this after inspecting the Azikel Hydro-Skimming Refinery, the first hydro-skimming private modular refinery being built by businessman, Azibapu Eruani in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The refinery, which is about 75 per cent completed, has the capacity to process 12,000 bar...

Aug92020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

FG Begins Feasibility Study for Brass Shipyard Project

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The Federal Government has commenced feasibility study for the construction of a shipyard in Brass Island, Bayelsa State, which would cater for the maintenance and repair services of cargo vessels, oil tankers, and LNG carriers. Chief Timipre Sylva conducting Feasibility study with Harbour engineers The Minister of State for Petrolem Resources, Chief Timipre chaired the project’s kick-off meeting on Thursday and stated that it will be executed by China Harbour Engineering Company, which had carried out similar projects across the globe . The feasibility study, according to the minister, will be funded by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as part of its overarching mandate to domicile key oil and gas industry infrastructure and increase retention of in...

Aug52020 by Asu BeksNo Comments

TIMPRE SYLVA Spurs Oloibiri Museum …inaugurates Projects Committees

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Timipre Sylva History as made on Tuesday in Abuja when the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, inaugurated two committees and five project teams for the Oloibiri Museum and Research Centre which will be situated in Oloibiri, Bayelsa state. The virtual ceremony was anchored by Engr Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) who is to head the project committees and chaired by Timipre Sylva who sponsors the historic project. Speaking at the historic event which was attended by Governor Douye Diri Bayelsa State, Chief Sylva said 'I am very happy to be part of this historic occasion set aside to inaugurate the project committees that will oversee the establishment of the oil and gas Museum and Research Cen...

Sep292019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Internal Crises Rucks Bayelsa APC As Chieftains Battles Sylva Over Governorship Candidate

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The internal wrangling in the All Progressives Congress (APC), which led to the inability of the party to field governorship candidates in Rivers and Zamfara states in the last general elections, may repeat itself in the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, if the party does not put its house in order. Already, members of the party are locked in a battle of intelligence with a former governor of the state and current Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, over the choice of David Lyon as its flag bearer in the forthcoming election. Lyon had emerged the governorship candidate of the APC having polled 42,138 votes to defeat five other aspirants in the primary election of the party conducted on September 5, 2019 by the APC Bayelsa State Governorship Pr...

Aug212019 by Asu BeksNo Comments

I HAVE REDEDICATED MYSELF TO THE SERVICE OF THIS COUNTRY – SYLVA

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Minister of state for petroleum and former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed his drive towards working for a stronger, increasingly prosperous nation Sylva, who spoke at a reception in honour of his appointment as Cabinet Member shortly after being sworn in as Minister of state, Petroleum by President Muhammadu Buhari conformed he would work assiduously for a prosperous, richer country ‘I have rededicated myself to the service of this country and our people. I thank President Muhammadu Buhari for this opportunity to serve our dear nation. President Buhari is a very, very good and compassionate man’ Sylva spoke of the presidents zero tolerance of corruption and his humanitarian edge. ‘President Buhari cares for the poor so much he cannot stand to s...