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Nigeria’s $2bn Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA Flags Local Capacity Gap
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with the sector generating only…
Nigeria Prize for Literature Unveils 2026 Poetry Longlist; 11 Writers Vie for $100,000
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Eleven outstanding poetry collections have emerged on the longlist of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, selected from 223 received for the competition. The announcement, by the…
Petrol imports jumped 207% to 543m litres in June – NMDPRA
The latest factsheet from the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has revealed that Nigeria imported an estimated 543 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as…
NLNG Celebrates Professor Bart Nnaji at 70, Honours His Contribution to Science, Innovation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NLNG has paid tribute to Professor Bart Nnaji at 70, highlighting his more than two decades of contribution to the governance, credibility and international reach of The…
NNPC slashes operational costs by $3.4b in one year
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said it has slashed operational costs by $ billion between April 2025 to April 2026. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian…
Nigeria’s crude oil output hits 74-month high beats OPEC quota
Nigeria’s crude oil production has climbed to its highest level in more than six years, with the country exceeding its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries production quota for the…
NLNG Bags Operational Excellence Award at NOG Energy Week 2026
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NLNG leadership and company delegates pose with the Operational Excellence Award plaque presented to the company at the 2026 NOG Energy Week Energy Awards. Nigeria LNG Limited…
Petrol refiners, marketers risk sanctions as FCCPC probes high prices
Petrol refiners, depot operators, marketers and retail outlet owners could face regulatory sanctions if investigations uncover evidence of consumer exploitation in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, the Federal Competition and Consumer…
Power debt row deepens as GenCos challenge minister’s N501bn payment claim
A fresh dispute has erupted over the Federal Government’s electricity market debt settlement programme after the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, insisted that the first tranche of the N501 billion…
Photo: NLNG, NMDPRA Reinforces Existing Partnership
Adeleye Falade, NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, during a courtesy visit to Rabiu Abdullahi Umar, Authority Chief Executive, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in Abuja…
