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AOW 2026 to showcase Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s upstream sector is gaining fresh momentum as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) launches of the 2025 Nigeria Licensing Round on December 1. Commission Chief Executive of NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, confirmed that while the bid…
COP 30: Developing countries demand enhanced finance to meet obligations
Sopuruchi Onwuka Delegations representing major developing country blocs at the 30th Conference of Parties to the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 30) pressed developed countries to deliver larger, clearer, and more predictable flows of climate finance, warning that…
WIEN sets Tuesday for 2025 Annual General Meeting
Africa’s leading gender equity advocate in the energy sector, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN) has confirmed that its 2025 Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. The meeting, scheduled for 4 pm, will be held…
“Nigeria First” policy: NCDMB launches Engineering Olympiad to spur local innovation
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched a new national initiative aimed at driving innovation among young engineers and closing the country’s widening skills gap. In partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited and First Exploration &…
Insecurity: Archbishop Martins calls for activation of Tier-1 response
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins has called for coordinated national measures by the three tiers of government and all security forces in combating worsening insecurity in the country. Such a measure, according…
2027 polls: Why must Tinubu concede 41 Unity Colleges to bandits?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The government’s announcement shutting down 41 unity colleges in the country following regular, smooth invasion and abduction of innocent kids in boarding houses signals loss of hope in the fight against banditry and Islamist insurgency in the country….
How Abuja High Court sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, finally handed down life jail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, after convicting him on terrorism charges. Th sentence came within hours after prosecution…
DSS demands death sentence for Nnamdi Kanu
Following conviction of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on all charges brough against him, the prosecution lawyer is calling for death sentence for the embattled leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The government lawyers also call for continued detention of Nnamdi…
After giving up stake in Bonga, TOTALEnergies leads Conoil in OPL 257
Sopuruchi Onwuka After cashing out its 12.5 non-operating stake in the Shell operated oil mining lease (OML) 118 for $510 million in September, TotalEnergies is working to increase its stake in Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 257 to 40 percent to…
Abuja court convicts Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charge
Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has been convicted of terrorism based on the prevailing charges pressed against him by the government. Early reports from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has it that the judgement is…
