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NSIA dairy deal to create 7,500 jobs, strengthen food supply
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK‑based Asset Green Limited to develop an integrated dairy livestock production and processing platform in Nigeria. The partnership represents a major step toward transforming…
Oil crunch: Why price incentives cannot boost Nigeria’s output
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer and key member of OPEC, is often counted as a potential fallback supplier whenever global oil markets are shaken. But the prevailing supply crisis linked to tensions around Iran and the risk to…
NUPRC moves shortlisted bidders to data phase in 2025 licensing round
Sopuruchi Onwuka Data access centers have now been opened to pre-qualified bidders in Nigeria’s 2025 oil and gas licensing round, marking the transition into a more technical phase of the process. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) confirmed that,…
MTN plans AI-enabled data centres in S. Africa, Nigeria
Frank Okon MTN Group is advancing plans to build AI-enabled data centres in South Africa and Nigeria, betting on rapid growth in Africa’s digital infrastructure needs. The announcement comes as part of MTN’s broader Ambition 2030 strategy, which reorganises the…
UN says renewables guarantee security amid global energy shocks
Ziggy Ojiegbe The conflict in the Middle East is driving up global oil and gas prices, underscoring the strategic value of renewable energy, the UN’s top climate change official warned on Monday. Speaking at the 2026 Green Growth Summit in…
NLNG expands VIBES program with103 new beneficiaries
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has inducted a new cohort of 103 trainees into its economic empowerment initiative, the Vocational Innovation Business and Empowerment Scheme (VIBES), as part of its 2026 program. The induction ceremony, held on Monday in Port Harcourt,…
Shell delivers Bonga FPSO maintenance with 80% Nigerian capacity
Sopuruchi Onwuka Shell is beating its chest with cumulative 80% Nigerian Content performance in the turnaround maintenance of Nigeria’s first large scale floater that has pumped oil from deepwater Bonga Main field since 2005. Local affiliate, Shell Nigeria Exploration and…
NUPRC tightens rules for 2025 oil block bid round
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s upstream oil regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), says it is strengthening the procedures for the 2025 oil licensing bid round to ensure that only serious investors ready to carry out exploration activities are awarded…
NCDMB trains 33 engineers on pipeline maintenance
Sopuruchi Onwuka Thirty-three young graduates of engineering, geology and related disciplines have started a 12-month training program in pipeline engineering, corrosion control and monitoring. The training organized under the Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC HCD) Training Program is geared…
Chevron declares resolve to contribute to Niger Delta development
Operator of the joint venture with Nigerian National petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Chevron Nigeria Limited, has confirmed its commitment to socio-economic development in the Niger Delta. Chevron said it has demonstrated the interest in stakeholder discussions on the proposed Escravos…
