The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has praised the Presidential Committee on Gas Transition for its dedication to advancing clean energy solutions and for recognising the crucial roles women play in helping Nigeria meet its energy transition objectives. In…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that Nigeria will continue to maximise its fossil fuel resources, despite global campaigns advocating for energy transition and the reduction of carbon emissions. The minister made the comments…
…As APPO reiterates commitment to take-off of Energy Bank …Alleges Western criticism of fossil fuel aimed at preventing energy sufficiency for Africa By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa The Federal Government of Nigeria and the African Petroleum Producers’ Association (APPO) have kicked…
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Western leaders often urge African nations to make a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. They seem to think that African nations can switch to renewable power sources fairly easily, as…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said that Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) would require funding of about 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars up to 2060. Osinbajo represented by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said this in Abuja while…
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) on Thursday urged Federal Government parastatals to switch to gas-fired generators in line with thé policy of using gas as a transition energy amidst quest for cleaner sources. The NGA, a professional industry pressure group,…
By Uthman Salami The Nigeria Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has begun to facilitate promotion of a new funding mechanism that will transform Africa’s oil and gas industry after shift in funding of the sector by Western nations to renewables.…
Mr Peter Esele, former energy group leader, has said that the country should strive to discover itself in the global emerging talk about energy transition. Esele, former president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN),…
