Decarbonising Nigeria is Feasible with Current Power Technologies “Decarbonising Nigeria is feasible with current power technologies and will not cost more,” Wale Yusuff, Managing Director of Wärtsilä Nigeria has disclosed. Meeting last week in Abuja and Lagos for the 2023 Energy Transition Forum, Nigeria’s leading energy experts have outlined the country’s roadmap to decarbonisation, and…
Lekeh Development Foundation Electrifies Rivers Community with Solar Power The Lekeh Development Foundation has launched solar powered electricity for Kaani community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its Power-Up Ogoni Campaign for climate solution. The Power-Up Ogoni campaign by Lekeh Development Foundation in collaboration with 350.Org launched in Kaani, saw…
Blue Economy Initiative Key to Africa’s Prosperity – Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged African leaders on the need to prioritize the Blue Economy, noting that it holds the key to Africa’s prosperity. Speaking at the 43rd Annual Council of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) conference on Monday, he…
MOSOP Accuses UNEP of Compromising Report over Shell The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has accused the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP of compromise in order to protect the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, on its environmental impact assessment report on Ogoniland. MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke, said the…
NNPC Ltd. Working with NEITI, Other Stakeholders to Reconcile NEITI’s 2021 Report The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will continue to collaborate with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and all relevant stakeholders in the Reconciliation Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu to investigate, review and reconcile the financial records on alleged…
NCDMB Unveils New Nigerian Content Reporting Template A new monitoring and evaluation reporting template has been conceptualised and presented to stakeholders of the oil and gas industry by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, This is in line with the provisions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development, NOGICD, Act 2010…
Oil Rises by 1% as Saudi Arabia, Russia Stick to Cuts Oil prices rose on Monday, after top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed their commitment to extra voluntary oil supply cuts until the end of the year. Brent crude futures rose $1.03, or 1.21%, to $85.92 a barrel by 0834 GMT, while U.S. West…
NNPC’s NEPL-Related Oil and Gas Leaks Force Bayelsa Fishermen Out of Work A massive oil and gas leak from a high-pressure wellhead operated by the NNPC Exploration and Production Limited, NEPL, a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, has displaced fishermen in Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. NEPL, formally known…
Tinubu must Intensify domestic refining drive to end Imports Recent developments in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector underscore the nation’s dilemma of suffering despite its vast resources. While the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has committed to supplying six million barrels of crude to the Dangote Refinery by December, five smaller domestic refineries are struggling to…
Blue Economy Set to Create 350 Million Jobs and Drive $2.5 Trillion in Trade – Jamoh The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has emphasized Nigeria’s potential to benefit from a significant number of job opportunities and substantial trade valued at $2.5 trillion annually in the global…
