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NCDMB, Dangote urge industry to push compliance towards enduring Nigerian Content
Stakeholders call for technology transfer, affordable financing, stronger local supply chains and coordinated regulation to deepen indigenous participation and retain more value in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Dangote Group have…
NCDMB, Heritage Energy train 48 Nigerians in subsea engineering
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched a human capacity development programme to equip 48 Nigerians with specialised subsea engineering skills for the oil and gas industry. The programme is driven in partnership with Heritage Energy Operational…
Sahara Group engages W/African journalists on deeper energy reporting
Integrated energy company, Sahara Group, has called on energy journalists to go beyond reporting sensational catch phrases to deepening public understanding of issues affecting figures that shape market sentiments. The company pointed at production figures, fuel price adjustments and infrastructure…
The Avuru phenomenon: Building Vaaris into another energy giant
Sopuruchi Onwuka Acquisition of Shell Nigeria Gas and proposed takeover of TotalEnergies’ Renaissance stake form two critical accomplishments that very few industry investors could pursue at a time acute liquidity squeeze, stringent regulatory demands, and continuously shifting partnerships. Vaaris Energy…
Seplat’s Tree4Life: Planting million trees for climate resilience, sustainability
As the global campaign against climate change gathers momentum, Seplat Energy Plc is strengthening its environmental sustainability efforts through a reforestation initiative that seeks to restore degraded landscapes, protect biodiversity and create economic opportunities for host communities. Seplat Energy Plc…
October 7 Hamas attack, ICC power loss and changing global order
Sopuruchi Onwuka The October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza may have marked a turning point in the international order, exposing deep divisions among world powers over the limits of military force,…
Xenophobia Trap: As migrants leave, South Africans turn on themselves
The escalating diplomatic fallout over xenophobic attacks, killings and the mass deportation of migrants is increasingly isolating South Africa, even as a more disturbing reality emerges: the country’s deepening violence cannot be explained simply as a reaction to the growing…
Audrey Joe-Ezigbo canvasses adoption of resilience as business strategy
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Corporation, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, has called on Nigerian business leaders to institutionalise resilience, strategic agility and disciplined decision-making as critical capabilities for building sustainable enterprises in increasingly volatile operating environments. Audrey spoke at the…
Lagos infrastructure driving national industrialization and job creation, __Gov Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its pivotal role in driving Nigeria’s industrial transformation and job creation through strategic infrastructure investments and a supportive business environment. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Oil Refining Summit (NORS) 2026 on…
Can Nigeria keep oil block speculators out without driving investors away?
[Sola Adebawo] Nigeria’s licensing system should make it harder to win acreage without the capacity to develop it. But there is a line the country must not cross: requirements designed to screen out unserious bidders should not become so costly…
