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By Olakunle Oke As petrol prices continue their upward climb, a surging number of Nigerian motorists are making a strategic shift to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), embracing it as a significantly more cost-effective and safer alternative. NewsDirect visitsd a busy conversion centre in Ikeja, Lagos where attendants confirmed the trend, highlighting the system's affordability, efficiency, ...
By Olakunle Oke The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed massive operational and financial losses following the three day strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), warning that the nation’s economy could face severe consequences if such disruptions persist. Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Ojulari, in a ...
The House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations has commended the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) for maintaining high safety standards at the Calabar Power Plant in Odukpani, Cross River State. The lawmakers gave the commendation during an inspection of the 565MW facility on Monday, describing it as one of the best ...
Seplat Energy Plc, leading Nigerian independent energy company, has recorded unprecedented growth since it was founded by acquiring divested assets, unlocking value from them, improving efficiency and safety performance of the assets, whilst driving the entire growth process with a world-class and resilient people (workforce). Roger Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, said this at ...
...As Union warns it will resume action if deal is breached ...Dangote agrees to recall sacked workers Nigeria on Wednesday narrowly averted a prolonged shutdown in the oil and gas sector after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) announced the suspension of its nationwide strike against the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, ...
By Olakunle Oke Nigeria’s electricity supply has taken a major hit, plunging to 3,200 megawatts following a nationwide strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), which has crippled gas supply to power plants and paralyzed operations across the oil and gas sector. The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) confirmed ...
By Olakunle Oke Over 2,000 individuals will lose their jobs as ExxonMobil Corporation embarks on a major restructuring effort designed to consolidate operations and boost competitiveness. The reduction, representing 3 to 4 percent of the oil major’s global workforce, was described by Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods as a "tough decision" intended to strengthen the ...
Africa's ambitious push toward integrating renewable energy is intensifying a critical struggle for utilities: maintaining grid stability. As the continent rapidly moves away from centralized, easy-to-manage fossil fuel plants, the variable and intermittent nature of solar and wind power is exposing foundational weaknesses in aging infrastructure. The failure to secure reliable balancing power poses a ...
By Olakunle Oke Residents of Enugu State Metropolis will experience a planned power outage today, October 1, 2025, the MainPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MEDL) has announced. In a statement signed by its Head of Communications, Emeka Ezeh, on Tuesday, the company said the outage will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to enable ...
Sahara Group, in collaboration with the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC), has announced its “Making A Difference: Workshop” aimed at Championing Excellence and Sustainability in Energy ReportingTagged “#M.A.DwithNAEC Workshop”, the annual initiative is designed to support energy reporters to hone both their journalistic craft to effectively drive Nigeria’s energy sector reforms and the ...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has confirmed that the three Executive Orders issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the oil and gas industry in March 2024 did not weaken or negate the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act. This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Obinna ...
By Olakunle Oke The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has approved a $510 million divestment by TotalEnergies, which will see the French oil major exit its 12.5 per cent stake in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118 home to the offshore Bonga field with Shell and Agip taking over the interest. Under the deal, Shell ...
In line with its capacity building mandate, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to begin a comprehensive digitalization training programme targeting 3,700 youths across the country. The initiative which is under the banner of the NCDMB Digitalization Initiative (NDI) is designed to equip young Nigerians with the essential skills needed to thrive ...
...As strike cripples NNPC Ltd, NUPRC, NMDPRA By Olakunle Oke The National Industrial Court in Abuja has slammed the brakes on PENGASSAN’s audacious bid to shut down the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, warning that the union’s strike threat could wreck Nigeria’s already fragile economy. In an interim ruling on Monday, Justice Emmanuel Sublim barred the Petroleum ...
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has called on African governments, private investors, financiers, and international partners to unite in mobilising resources, deploying advanced technologies, and developing innovative financing models to unlock the continent’s gas potential. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Louis Ibah, Spokesman for the Minister, ...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Monday enforced a nationwide strike that crippled operations at Nigeria’s top energy institutions, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). At the NUPRC headquarters in ...
The strategic link between maritime security and industrial investment in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) took centre stage at a high-level roundtable on the sidelines of the recent 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80), with a focus on translating regional goodwill into binding action. Mr. Solomon Ewanehi, Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO ...
...As FG assures of swift resolution of PENGASSAN-Dangote Refinery dispute By Obasola Olatunde Nigeria is facing the imminent threat of a total nationwide power blackout after gas suppliers instructed thermal power plants to halt operations, preempting the looming strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Thermal plants, which ...
Nigerians face the prospect of a nationwide blackout beginning Monday as thermal power plants prepare to shut down following directives from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The Association of Power Generating Companies (APGC) confirmed on Sunday that gas suppliers have already issued shutdown notices to thermal stations, which generate ...
...Directs members to cut off crude, gas supply to Dangote Refinery The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has announced the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike, effective 12:01 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025. The decision followed a resolution of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Saturday, ...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have accused the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery of trampling on the constitutional rights of Nigerian workers by allegedly sacking over 800 employees who voluntarily joined the union. This was contained in a strongly worded statement signed by the ...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has condemned what it described as anti-labour practices by Dangote Refinery, following the dismissal of more than 800 Nigerian workers and their replacement with over 2,000 Indian nationals. This was contained in a statement signed by the Association’s General Secretary, Comrade Lumumba Ighotemu Okugbawa, ...
By Olakunle Oke The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members across the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to immediately withdraw their services, initiating a swift and comprehensive nationwide shutdown of operations. The directive follows the expiration of the union's ultimatum to TCN management over a range of long-standing and unresolved welfare ...
