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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…
Local Content Key to Africa’s Energy Future — NCDMB Boss
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has said that Africa’s energy future depends on making local content policies and their effective implementation the cornerstone of the continent’s development strategy. Speaking…
Global energy investments indicate shifting demand patterns
Sopuruchi Onwuka The declaration by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that some 67 percent of the $3.3 trillion of global energy investments in 2025 is dedicated to development of clean energy amplifies the staggered but determined move by global institutions…
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…
Obiang Gabriel Lima in front line for APPO Sec Gen
Sopuruchi Onwuka Equatorial Guinea’s political elite may be on the verge of expanding its influence in Africa’s petroleum sector, as Obiang Gabriel Lima emerges as a frontrunner for the position of Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO). Lima…
NCDMB, APPO to establish African local content centers of excellence
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) have restated their partnership towards establishing African centers of excellence in local content development. Both organizations also encouraged African petroleum producing countries to…
Africa must decolonize its resource exploration ___APPO scribe
Sopuruchi Onwuka African nations must immediately reverse the current practice of exploiting its natural resources for export revenue while neglecting internal developmental needs. Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim, who lamented the highly…
Climate action: Nigeria, APPO want petroleum decarbonization
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global funding for cleaner energy should be used in developing technology for decarbonization of available, affordable and abundantly accessible energy forms instead of driving demand migration to newer, costlier and scarce greener options. The Oracle Today reports that…
AGIS 2024 set to revolutionize Africa’s gas industry through innovation, collaboration
The inaugural Africa Gas Innovation Summit (AGIS 2024), a ground-breaking event aimed at reshaping the future of Africa’s gas industry, will hold from June 13-14, 2024, at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja. With the theme “Igniting the Future: Driving…
African petroleum producers chart industry future
Some 18 member countries of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) converged at the third edition of the Africa Local Content Roundtable to chart a pathway for the sustainable development of the industry. The two-day event is hosted by the…
