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Seplat expands STEP programme, trains 500 Edo teachers
Nigeria’s leading indigenous independent energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the quality of education through sustained investment in teacher development, announcing plans to train 500 teachers across Edo State under its 2026 Seplat Teachers Empowerment…
Oil firms register 172 Host Community Trusts, record improved stability
NUPRC to probe SEEPCO-Anambra Dispute The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed that 172 Host Communities Development Trusts (HCDTs) have been established and registered by oil and gas operators across the country under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)….
Multiple taxation: FG stokes concerns with $300 Helicopter Levy on petroleum operators
Despite persistent concerns in Nigeria’s petroleum industry over the growing burden of taxes, levies, fees and other statutory charges imposed on operators, the Federal Government has approved a fresh $300 levy on helicopter operations, raising new questions about the cost…
FG, NLNG strike new partnership to deepen Nigeria’s gas economy, drive Train 7 completion
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited have declared a strengthened partnership to accelerate the development of Nigeria’s gas industry, with a specific commitment to propel the company’s ongoing Train 7 expansion project to completion. The…
NCDMB canvasses African local content integration, borderless talent
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for African countries to move beyond isolated national local content policies and build a common continental framework that would collapse regulatory and market boundaries, allowing talents, expertise, technologies and industry…
Global trade shocks threaten Africa’s 2030 devpt goals — report
Africa’s progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is facing mounting pressure from global trade disruptions, energy and food price volatility, fiscal constraints and demographic pressures, threatening to further widen the gap between the continent’s development ambitions and the…
PETROAN urges Rivers to copy Lagos’ CNG roadmap, cut transport costs
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has urged the Rivers State Government to urgently develop a comprehensive Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) programme to reduce transportation costs, attract investment and unlock the economic value of the state’s…
Seplat urges firms to morph sustainability from CSR to core business strategy
Africa-focused energy independent Seplat Energy Plc has credited the prioritisation of sustainability as a core business strategy with strengthening its ability to manage risks, improve decision-making and create long-term value across its operations. Seplat also urged other businesses to move…
Talent emigration imposes serious operational constraints amid rising investment — PETAN
Nigeria’s oil and gas industry does not have a talent problem but a fractured talent pipeline, with critical mid-career professionals increasingly leaving for international markets just as they attain peak value to domestic operators. Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association…
Nigeria’s oil industry talent export is economic growth strategy — Ekpo
Nigeria must treat the export of its oil and gas professionals as a deliberate economic strategy rather than a loss of scarce technical manpower. According to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Nigeria’s ambition…
