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Nigerias petrol import from Malta surges by 342% to $2.08 billion
Amid the ongoing faceoff between Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and regulators of the countrys oil and gas sector, Nigerias petroleum products import from Malta has surged 43 folds and increased by 342 per cent in 2023 to $2.08 billion. Th
Gas flaring reduced by 97% in 10 years, says Chevron
Chevron Nigeria, yesterday, revealed that through investments in gathering and processing of associated gas, routine flaring has been reduced by over 97 per cent in the past 10 years in its operations. He said this at a training programme on business
Dangote-NMDPRA conflict heightens investment risks
Backing Dangote essential for Nigerias economic growth, Atiku, Obi, Otedola tell FG Reps demand suspension of NMDPRA chief over alleged sabotage Gabon President invites Dangote to invest in cement, fertilser production Amid the ongoing imbroglio conc
Agbakoba seeks oil sector reform, urges Tinubu to step down as petroleum minister
Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has called on the Federal Government to review laws guiding exploration of oil and gas in the country. He also called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relinqui
Shell, Ardova reiterate commitment to productivity in energy sector
To boost productivity in the energy sector Ardova Plc and Shell International, have underscored the role of energy solutions in enhancing productivity, and driving growth within the Nigerian business landscape. The firms stated this at the inaugural
FG begins CNG conversion, promises 50% reduction in transport cost
Agbakoba: Fuel scarcity shows PIA is inefficient The Federal Government, yesterday, in Abuja commenced the conversion of vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), targeting to transit one million automobiles to run on gas in the next three yea
Higher tariff worsens MDAs' electricity backlog, threatens supply
•Stakeholders raise concerns, urge immediate intervention •LUTH seeks band downgrading over N252 million monthly bill Debt owed by Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) has spiked following the incr
U.S. mobilises $4.5 billion for renewable energy
The United States government, yesterday, said nearly $4.5 billion had been mobilised for on-grid and off-grid power projects in Nigeria, and over 200 private companies in the off-grid sector have received assistance through its Power Africa Initiativ
'Why we should be more worried about low oil exploration than production'
Samuel Olotu, the Chief Technical Officer of Lekoil Nigeria Limited, is a seasoned geoscientist with over 25 years of experience in asset management, field development, reservoir management, seismic data processing and interpretation. In this intervi
NNPCL, IPMAN blame private depots, logistics for scarcity
• HURIWA urges Tinubu to save Nigerians from misery • Accuses NNPCL of incompetence, profiteering The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), yesterday, said the queues currently seen in parts of the country are as a result of disruption
Crazy Bills: Enugu DisCo to refund N11.8b to Southeast customers
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is to refund over N11 billion to customers in the southeast region, being the sum it over-billed them between January to September 2023. This is contained in an order by the Nigerian Electricity Regul
NNPCL commissions 12 new CNG stations
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has announced that it recently commissioned 12 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations. The NNPCL made this announcement in a statement on its X handle on Thursday, accompanying the post with a vi