By Uthman Salami Following the Nigerian Labour Congress’ decision to embark on nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Union of University (ASUU), Nigeria may witness another round of blackouts beginning today as the Electricity workers Union have resolved to…
TotalEnergies, OML99 operator (40%) in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC, 60%), announces the start of production from the Ikike field, in Nigeria. Located 20 kilometers off the coast, at a depth of about 20 meters, the Ikike…
The Dangote’s $2 billion Petrochemical Plant located in Lagos when fully operational will position Nigeria as one of Africa’s largest petrochemicals hubs and boost non-oil export earnings for the country, according to the Dangote Group President, Aliko Dangote. The 900,000…
Reports have surfaced indicating a weakening gas demand in China which presents new opportunities in Japan as becoming World’s largest Liquified Natural Gas, LNG importer. China became the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas last year, however, in a…
The European Union (EU) in partnership with the Federal Government has expressed renewed interest to put a mechanism in place to fund gas projects in Nigeria to guarantee energy security in Africa and Europe. The EU made this known on…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) is planning to add electricity supply lines in parts of its network to improve service delivery even as allocation from the grid system deteriorates. The DisCo revealed this during an engagement session with residents of…
The European Union, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe, on Friday visited an illegal refining site in Rivers, to inspect the impacts on the environment. The refinery, already destroyed by…
The Federal Government’s inspired transition of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to a private limited liability company is a landmark achievement, according to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO). The group noted that for many years, including during the military era,…
The European Union, EU, has urged member states to reduce their gas consumption by 15 per cent as it warned that a complete shutdown of Russian supplies was ‘likely’. The EU has been scrambling to wean itself off Russian gas…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has restored national power grid collapse after system disturbance on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement released to Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper on Thursday by TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs…
