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WIEN wants women capacity integrated into upstream growth strategy
Sopuruchi Onwuka As Nigeria intensifies efforts to raise crude oil production and attract fresh upstream investment, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN) is calling for deliberate policy reforms to ensure women-led exploration, production, and oilfield service companies are not excluded…
Consumers anxious as Dangote Refinery improves efficiency, leads price hikes
“Oracle Intelligence reports that the Nigerian specification for the premium motor spirit (pms) locally called petrol or gasoline is benchmarked on Afri-V, the equivalent of Euro-IV specification. But the Dangote Refinery pumps out Euro-V or the equivalent of Afri-VI which…
Women are central to Africa’s energy future – WIEN President
Sopuruchi Onwuka Africa’s leading gender equity advocate, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has called on investors, regulators, and policy leaders in the energy industry to recognize women professionals as credible and essential partners in securing Africa’s energy future. Speaking…
NCDMB demands collaboration on African local content policy
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, FNSE, has emphasized that collaboration remains the most critical factor in achieving effective local content policy implementation across Africa’s energy sector. Speaking…
WIEN celebrates Akpedeye, commends Aradel on board appointment
Sopuruchi Onwuka Women in Energy Network (WIEN), a leading gender equity advocacy group in the energy sector, has expressed excitement over the appointment of Ms. Nnoli Akpedeye to the Board of Aradel Holdings Plc. The group also commended the Board…
Renaissance wins Energy Deal of the Year at NIES 2026
Renaissance Africa Energy Company on Tuesday night won the Energy Deal of the Year for 2025 at the Awards Night of the 2026 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja. The award recognises the company’s $2.4 billion acquisition of Shell’s…
Ibukun Adewale’s Eleve Essentials launches ‘The Eleven’ initiative to spotlight women leaders
Nigeria-born entrepreneur Ibukun Adewale has launched a year-long initiative through her skincare brand, Eleve Essentials, aimed at celebrating women who balance career, motherhood, and community leadership across continents. The initiative, titled “The Eleven,” will run from February through December and…
OPEC+ producers to keep output steady in March
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, will keep crude oil production unchanged in March. The decision was reached on Sunday at a meeting of key OPEC+ members,…
Nigeria delivers as Africa Energy Bank moves closer to launch
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Federal Government has said it has met all its obligations toward the establishment of the Africa Energy Bank (AEB), following the provision of a fully furnished headquarters in Abuja to enable the bank’s immediate take-off. The Minister…
IPPG urges Africa to shift from resource export to utilization
Sopuruchi Onwuka Independent crude oil and natural gas producing companies in Nigeria have called on African governments to urgently move away from inherited, export-focused petroleum models and instead design energy systems rooted in economic growth, industrial development, and national resilience….
