Energy

Differential petrol prices aid smuggling — NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that petrol smuggling to neighbouring nations is being aided by differential prices in Nigeria and other countries. This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari in a…

Ogoni leaders pledge support for NPDC’s oil exploration

Leaders of Ogoniland, Rivers State, southern Nigeria,  under the auspices of the Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI), have pledged to cooperate with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in the exploration and production of oil and gas resources in its territory.…

ActionAid tackles NERC’s proposed Electricity tariff hike

By Uthman Salami ActionAid Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has joined several others in the country to protest against the reported directive of NERC, to the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to increase their tariffs from September 1, 2021. ActionAid…