Renowned poet and winner of the 2017 NLNG Prize for Literature, Ikeogu Oke, has died. Oke was said to have died in Abuja last Saturday night after an undisclosed ailment. The poet gained nationwide fame last year when he won the 2017 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his book, The Heresiad, a book of epic poetry….
Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, a player in the country’s downstream sub-sector, has unveiled its seventh solar-powered filling station in Lagos. Before its move into the downstream space, the company’s major focus was the importation of refined petroleum products such as petrol, diesel, kerosene, naphtha, lubricants and greases into Nigeria. The solar-powered filling station at Epe…
As Nigeria prepares to witness a new era of large-scale rural electrification to satisfy the demand of over 90 million Nigerians, who currently lack access to electricity, a platform comprising of mini-grid developers called Africa Mini-Grid Developers Association (AMDA) Nigeria has been launched in Abuja. The Association is a group of organizations and individuals committed…
• Nigeria’s present gas figure conservative, insists NAPE The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) says current legislations governing operations in the country’s oil and gas industry do not encourage investments in deep offshore projects. The association noted that with the degree of risks, pressure, temperature and costing associated with deep offshore projects, the provisions…
Sahara Energy International PTE Limited has urged investors to take advantage of emerging opportunities in South Sudan’s upstream, downstream and power sectors in the wake of positive market forecasts and assurances of enabling business environment from the oil-rich nation. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Valery Guillebon, said this at the Africa Oil &…
Chevron Nigeria Limited has identified more exploration activities to increase Nigeria’s overall hydrocarbon reserves. The oil major’s General Manager, Asset Development and Exploration, Kunle Adeyemo, told stakeholders during a panel discussion in Lagos. Speaking at the 2018 Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) annual international conference and exhibition, Adeyemo noted that the call for organic…
A brand-new national water policy, an innovative water law and a foreign intervention running into millions of Euros now typify the hitherto sluggish water sector in Benin Republic. Courtesy of the Global Water Partnership (GWP), the West African nation has developed an effective Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) plan, which was facilitated by GWP Benin…
Conservation experts have called on African leaders to change the global emphasis for development agendas to water, energy and food sectors. Frederick Kumah, Africa director, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), said that it is time for leaders to look at the deals that benefits people and nature. “Given the current projections, the continent’s population…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aspires to have the world’s largest hydropower scheme that will have a continent-wide energy footprint. Africa’s mammoth hydropower project, the Grand Inga Dam, which began more than six decades ago, however continues to raise hackles. In 2014, the DRC signed a treaty with South Africa as its main partner and…
Government has accepted to hold two public hearings over the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the Tilenga oil project. The public is hereby notified that the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has been requested by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to hold public hearings for the Environmental and Social impact Assessment…
