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The Katsina State Government has approved a 20-megawatt solar power project for 11 critical public facilities, projected to save the state about N7 billion. Gov. Dikko Radda disclosed this on Wednesday at the 17th regular meeting of the State Executive Council. Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Special Adviser to the governor on Power and ...
The Federal Government has begun construction of a new ultra-modern National Control Centre for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in Osogbo, Osun State, replacing a 64-year-old facility that no longer meets the demands of running Nigeria's grid. The groundbreaking ceremony of the new National Control Centre of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in ...
The Federal Government has disclosed that indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 percent of Nigeria’s crude oil production following major divestment transactions by international oil companies. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal ...
Prof. Abubakar Sambo, President, Nigerian Academy of Science, says aggressive energy efficiency measures can deliver a 2,500-megawatt (MW) Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in Nigeria. Sambo, a former Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering the keynote at an ECN-Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) workshop on ...
A group, Ardova Plc–Diadem Energy consortium is set to expand gas infrastructure, targeting 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling sites nationwide, to address refuelling shortage and more access to customers. The Chairman of Diadem Group, Dr George Eluwa and Chairman Ardova Plc, Dr Abdul-Wasiu Sowami, jointly made the announcement in a statement made available to ...
The Federal Government has begun construction of a new ultra-modern National Control Centre for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in Osogbo, Osun State, replacing a 64-year-old facility that no longer meets the demands of running Nigeria's grid. The groundbreaking was performed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON supported by the Minister of Power Joseph ...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has revealed that the timeline for its highly anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO) remains undetermined. Speaking in Abuja following the company's Annual General Meeting and the release of its 2025 audited financial statements, Group Chief Executive Officer Bayo Ojulari emphasized that management's primary responsibility is ensuring corporate ...
African Industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has urged residents of Lamu, Kenya, not to rush into selling their land as the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project takes off. Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, gave the advice on Wednesday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the refinery project. Speaking, Dangote recalled how ...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has identified 22 major offshore projects that could drive fresh investment into Nigeria’s oil and gas industry as the country enters a new cycle of upstream development. The projects comprise 12 deepwater and 10 shallow-water developments, including Bonga Southwest, Aparo, Zaba Zaba, Owowo, Bosi and Egina South. The ...
In furtherance of the Federal Government's commitment to deliver reliable electricity to Nigerians, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has held a strategic closed-door meeting with the leadership of select electricity distribution companies over the proposed Energy Zones, designed to deliver stable, 24-hour power supply to homes, businesses and industries in the country's highest-demand areas ...
The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has called for greater predictability in petroleum product pricing and transparency as Nigeria’s refining capacity expands. The MEMAN Chairman, Huub Stokman, made this known while speaking on a panel at the Nigeria Oil Refining Summit (NORS) 2026 in Lagos. Speaking, Stokman noted that refiners and marketers need ...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has achieved a significant operational milestone, recording an average capacity utilization of 105.21 percent in August 2026, according to data released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The 700,000 barrels-per-day refinery processed an average of 736,470 barrels of crude oil per day in August, a substantial increase from ...
Nigeria's Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, perform the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new ultra-modern National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo, Osun State. The project, spearheaded by the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), marks a strategic milestone in the Federal Government’s efforts to modernize the national electricity grid and ...
A member of the Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman, Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) and Executive Director, Ikwe-Onna Refinery Ltd, Duchess Oludolapo Okulaja-Kotun has declared that insurance protection is key to financing petroleum infrastructure. Speaking on a panel during the ongoing CORAN conference in Lagos, the oil expert said insurance and risk ...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) is exploring a structured product offtake arrangement with Azikel Refinery in Bayelsa State as part of efforts to strengthen access to locally refined petroleum products. The association disclosed this on Tuesday after a delegation led by its National President, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry visited the refinery ...
A clean-energy company, Energy Ventures B.V., has secured the Federal Government’s support to harness flared gas in the Niger Delta to provide electricity to over 80,000 homes and business units in the region. Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja attended by the Chief Executive Officer, Energy Ventures B.V., Herbert Okibe; Chief Financial Officer, Govert ...
The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010 and the exponential growth of local content in the oil and gas industry since the enactment in year 2010 were the key talking points among pioneering Management staff of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) hosted at a Retirees’ Celebration Dinner on ...
The Federal Government has established an Off-Grid Coordination Secretariat to track commitments, manage risks, and eliminate project duplication across the power sector. This was made known on Monday in Abuja at the official relaunch of the Off-Grid Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Forum, organized by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The forum involved the participation of ...
Nigeria must improve crude supply to local refineries if its growing refining capacity is to develop into a sustainable industry, Chief Economist at Dangote Industries Limited, Dr Hassan Mahmood, has said. Mahmood, who represented the President of Dangote Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the Nigeria Oil Refining Summit (NORS 2026) in Lagos, said building refineries ...
As Nigeria’s domestic refining landscape accelerates toward self-sufficiency, key industry stakeholders have cautioned that expanding physical processing plants alone will not insulate the nation from fuel supply vulnerabilities. Speaking at the ongoing 2026 Nigeria Oil Refining Summit (NORS) in Lagos, representatives from both the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) and the Crude Oil Refinery-Owners Association ...
The Crude Oil Refinery-Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has called for reforms to make it easier for local refineries to access crude oil at commercially viable prices, saying Nigeria cannot get the full benefit of its growing refining capacity if refineries continue to struggle to secure feedstock. Chairman of CORAN and host of the 3rd ...
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Cross River Chapter has described the state government’s training of 2,000 youths in oil and gas skills as a “masterstroke” aimed at investment in the state’s blue economy. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Chairman of the association, Mr Yibala Inyang in Calabar ...
With the Federal Government’s backing and a site provided by Heirs Energies, Africa Gas Technology Company is preparing to pilot a technology that captures wasted gas at Agbada-2 near Port Harcourt and turns it into electricity for nearby communities. For more than 60 years, gas flares have lit up the Niger Delta sky, burning off a ...
