Saudi Aramco resumes commercial oil shipments from Strait of Hormuz
World’s top oil exporter still stymied by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea, but ships millions…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has inaugurated a five-member interim board for Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC), days after dissolving the company’s board over persistent financial and operational failures. The new Interim Board of Special Directors was inaugurated on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, as part of measures to implement NERC’s regulatory intervention and reset…
Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro has been elected national president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, replacing Festus Osifo. Olabiyi-Agoro emerged as president at the association’s first Quadrennial Delegates Conference, held in Abuja on Saturday. Olabiyi-Agoro, a staff member of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, is the current chairman of…
Nigeria’s listed energy companies recorded about N2.57tn in combined revenue in the first half of 2026, but their performances varied, with Seplat Energy posting strong growth while power generators Geregu Power and Transcorp Power recorded weaker revenue. The financial results of Seplat Energy Plc, Geregu Power Plc and Transcorp Power Plc show differences in the…
Lagos State and the Federal Government have unveiled plans to raise electricity supply in Lagos to about 3,500 megawatts (MW) as part of renewed efforts to tackle persistent blackouts and power the state’s growing economy. The plan was announced at the Lagos State High-Level Strategic Power Town Hall Meeting held at Lagos House, Marina, where…
World’s top oil exporter still stymied by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea, but ships millions of barrels to Asian refineries via UAE port after pause forced by latest US-Iran flare-up Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading from inside the Strait of Hormuz last week and has more tankers waiting to load as the state energy giant…
This was a major highlight of the graduation of its first cohort of teachers under the Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme on STEAM-focused teaching techniques and approaches and alternative income-generation skills to strengthen their professional development and make them economically resourceful. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Owerri on Monday, the Director of External Affairs and…
Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa now join Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Abuja and Delta, bringing the total to ten states. Petrol under the scheme would sell for ₦1,165 per litre, and marketers who qualify get ten days’ credit before payment is due. The catch is that you need to buy at least 250,000 litres at…
Aliko Dangote has announced plans to build a $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, which he says will be larger than his Lagos facility. Construction could start as early as October 2026 if Kenya agrees to protect the plant from cheap fuel imports. Dangote told reporters the Lamu refinery would have a processing capacity…
The Nigeria LNG Limited and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board on Thursday unveiled plans for a Research and Innovation Centre for Computer and Electrical Engineering at Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. The project, NLNG said, is designed to enhance the university’s capacity to undertake advanced, industry-relevant research, provide specialised training and develop technological…
Nigerian energy company Aradel Holdings Plc is targeting 2027 to begin producing petrol at its modular refinery in Rivers State, adding another domestic source of fuel to Nigeria’s changing downstream market. Temitayo Ogunbanjo, who oversees Aradel’s refining business, disclosed the plan on the sidelines of a conference in Abuja. Ogunbanjo said the removal of petrol…