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APPO, NOC CEOs Accra meeting to focus on energy development

Sopuruchi Onwuka Head of national hydrocarbon companies in Africa are scheduled to meet with the leadership of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) to harmonize strategies for enhanced energy development in the continent. Organizers of the upcoming Africa Oil Week…

Julius Berger formally engaged in Oloibiri Museum project

All roadblocks to construction of the world-class Oil and Gas Museum and a Research Testing Centre have now been cleared to enable construction giant, Julius Berger, to proceed to site. According to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Boars (NCDMB),…

Africa Energy Bank: Will Nigeria miss another great opportunity?

Sopuruchi Onwuka The delay in the full funding and activation of the highly anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB) clearly falls into pattern with the inability of African countries to muster critical collaborative thrust in pushing collective agenda; it reinvents the…

NCDMB, NLNG ramp up HCD training

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited on Wednesday in Port Harcourt inaugurated 140 trainees for an intensive three-month Advanced Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC-HCD) Programme for the US$5 billion NLNG…

Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering US

President Donald Trump Wednesday declared a ban on citizens of 12 countries mainly from Africa and Middle East from entering the United States. He also ordered increased entry restriction on people of three other African countries and four other nations…

Why BPP should adopt NCDMB’s proven models for the ‘Nigeria First’ Policy

[Mayor Ikoroha] On May 5, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the ‘Nigeria First’ policy, a strategic framework conceived topromote self-reliance, local content development, and the protection of indigenous industries to reduce dependency on foreign goods and services. By promoting…

NLNG Launches Human Capital Development Programme Under Train 7 Project

Nigeria’s leading gas exporter, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited NLNG has declared its committed to building Nigerian capacity as it launches its Train 7 Project Human Capital Development (HCD) Basic Training Supplementary Programme in Port Harcourt. Nigerian Content…

Trump remittance tax to hit forex inflow to Nigeria, Africa

Sopuruchi Onwuka The new tax bill by the government of the United States of America may deliver sour impact on developing economies of the world, and mainly Nigeria where diasporas’ remittances have formed an official channel of foreign exchange income….

Nigeria’s KGG hub earns Nigeria IGU’s Gas Award at WGC 2025

Sopuruchi Onwuka The Kwale Gas Gathering (KGG) hub,located in Kwale, Delta State, has earned Nigeria the Regional Gas Award for Africa by the International Gas Union (IGU); bringing homegrown innovations in petroleum industry decarbonization to global recognition. Chief Executive Officer…

EU-US trade standoff: How Ursula’s feminine tone tamed Trump

The soft tone of President of the European Union Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, was all that was needed to bring belligerent President Donald Trump of the United States to stand down his threats of 50 percent hike in tariffs…