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Nigeria pushes indigenous oil firms to build skills, raise operating standards
Nigeria’s upstream oil sector is entering a new phase, and regulators are pushing independent producers to step up quickly to fill the space left by departing international oil companies. At the centre of that message is the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
NLNG, Rivers Police deepen security collaboration ahead of Bonny–Bodo Road opening
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited, Adeleye Falade, has called for deeper security collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force, particularly the Rivers State Command, as operations expand and critical infrastructure projects near completion in the…
China’s solar power export to Africa hit 19GW in 2025, toppling Nigeria’s total generating capacity
Frank Okon Chinese firms shipped a significant 19,000 megawatts of solar generating capacity to Africa in 2025, marking a 48% increase on 2024. The scale is striking when set against countries like Nigeria, where total available grid power has at…
Book Reading Series: NCDMB restates commitment to intellectual convergence
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has restated its resolve to provide veritable platform for intellectual convergence in the petroleum and linkage industries in Nigeria. Executive Secretary, Engr Omatsola Ogbe, declared at the weekend that raising…
OPEC reports sharp drop in Middle East oil output amid Iran war
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reported a significant decline in crude oil production among its member states, citing the ongoing conflict involving Iran as a major disruptor to supply across the Middle East. In its production…
Dangote warns rising oil prices may ground Nigerian airlines
Demands subsidies for farmers Ziggy Ojiegbe, with agency reports Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called on the Nigerian government to introduce targeted subsidies for farmers, warning that surging global oil prices could cripple both agriculture and aviation…
NCDMB commends Shell, NNPC on UNILAG Geosciences Centre of Excellence
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has expressed excitement at the state-of-the-art Geosciences Centre of Excellence at the University of Lagos, declaring it as an enduring value that transcends mere infrastructural development. In a sector where…
Oil slumps as Strait of Hormuz reopens despite U.S. blockade on Iran
Ziggy Ojiegbe Iran said it has fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, triggering a sharp drop in global energy prices and raising cautious optimism that tensions with the United States may be easing, even as Washington insists…
Assala Targets 10,000 b/d at Gabon’s Grand N’Gongui Field
Ziggy Ojiegbe Assala Gabon has commenced oil production from the Grand N’Gongui (GNG) field in the Ogooué-Maritime province of Gabon, marking a key milestone in the company’s upstream expansion strategy. The GNG field is estimated to contain a 10–15 metre…
Petrobras buys down Oranto’s stake in STP block, expands Africa footprint
Frank Okon Brazil’s state-controlled oil major Petrobras has agreed to acquire a 75% operating stake in offshore Block 3 in São Tomé and Príncipe from Nigerian independent Oranto Petroleum Limited, in a move that deepens its renewed push into African…
