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How high seas protection could empower West Africa
Ziggy Ojiegbe The economic fortunes of artisanal fishers in Nigeria and neighboring West Africa nations will drastically improve over time if coordinated policies are implemented to curb currently ongoing overfishing and allow healthier stocks repopulate in high seas and spill…
Nigeria’s Jan oil output, price challenge 2026 budget assumptions
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s crude oil production slipped in January, highlighting an early gap between actual performance and the more ambitious assumptions embedded in the 2026 federal budget. An analysis of the January production performance and average oil price in January…
NNPC, Dangote resolve to collaborate, diversify venture opportunities
Two of Nigeria’s most powerful energy players, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, have agreed to rebuild and deepen their collaboration as part of a broader push to diversify downstream operations and expand…
TotalEnergies reaffirms commitment to Nigeria’s industry aspirations
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Managing Director of TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, Mathieu Bouyer, has restated the company’s commitment to expanding Nigeria’s energy supply while reducing the carbon intensity of its operations. Bouyer who spoke during a panel session titled “Capitalizing on…
FG seeks expansion of clean cooking to 5m homes
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal Government has called for strong global financing support to accelerate clean cooking access for five million Nigerian households by 2030, stressing that is a pillar of economic inclusion, gender empowerment, domestic industrialization and environmental stewardship. Minister of…
WIEN pledges stronger partnership with Brevity Anderson, PETAN
Ziggy Ojiegbe Africa’s leading gender equity advocate in the energy sector, Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has said the first round of industry conferences in 2026 has set a credible agenda for the year, pledging deeper partnership with the hosts…
PENGASSAN demands immediate withdrawal of Tinubu’s Executive Order
Laments weakness of institutions to challenge hurtful Presidential orders Says Executive Order nullifies provisions of PIA Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s top petroleum industry workers union, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has called on President Bola…
NCDF: FG warns oil firms, contractors of non-compliance consequences
Defaulters deny themselves all regulatory support Sopuruchi Onwuka Players in the upstream petroleum industry who fail to make mandatory legal payments into designated accounts of the Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) might lose their entitlement to all regulatory support and…
NUPRC issues contract scam alert
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued a public disclaimer warning against fraudulent individuals claiming to offer contracts on behalf of the Commission. According to the regulator, certain unscrupulous persons have been using name-dropping and false information circulated…
China expands its free tariff trade to 53 African nations
China will eliminate tariffs on imports from 53 African countries from May 1, expanding its zero-tariff access policy across nearly the entire continent as Beijing deepens trade ties with its largest regional partner. The move builds on China’s existing zero-tariff…
