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WIEN canvasses greater inclusion in sustainable energy programmes
Women in Energy Network (WIEN) has urged policymakers and industry leaders to place women at the center of implementation of Nigeria’s sustainable energy programs and overall economic development agenda. The group which leads gender equity advocacy in Africa declared that…
Renaissance canvasses energy security for Nigeria’s economic growth
Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has intensified its call for stronger energy security, taking its message to the University of Ibadan and stressing that Nigeria’s path to economic growth depends on ending energy poverty and building a reliable, sustainable energy…
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…
“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 &…
NUPRC pledges transparent, accountable 2025 Bid Round
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission says next year’s oil block licensing round will serve as a benchmark for transparency and investor confidence as the country pushes to lift crude output and revive exploration activity. In a speech delivered…
Nigeria’s gas flare worsens despite commercialization plans
Oil output averaged 1.7 mbd between 2015 and 2024 Private refineries export 79,000 b/d since 2020 Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria flared about 229 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2024, a jump of roughly 12 percent from the previous year,…
Dangote Refinery claims credit for fuel pump price drop cuts
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has pushed back against reports suggesting that the recent drop in petrol pump prices was driven by a Federal Government decision to halt the 15 percent import tariff. The company said the claim misleads the public and…
Ratings upgrade: Fiscal rascality still threatens Nigeria’s economy
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria is earning new confidence from global rating agencies as President Bola Tinubu’s economic overhaul begins to show early traction. Yet the country’s rising debt load and persistent fiscal gaps continue to test how far these reforms can…
Will dom refining boost or burst our struggling economy?
Sopuruchi Onwuka Propositions and actual projects that portend over 3.0 million barrels per day of local refining capacity may raise serious challenges to the nation’s fiscal and economic stability, given that the emerging refining boom may impose acute foreign exchange…
NCDMB’s governing council, management restate commitment to mandates
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to full alignment with the mandates of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010. The pledge followed a two-day retreat held by…
