provides roadmap to $3.4tn continental market The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has outlined a practical framework for positioning Nigeria’s energy sector to access the African Continental Free Trade Area, following a strategic webinar focused on meeting rules-of-origin requirements for continental trade. The Board held a pre-conference webinar on Wednesday ahead of the Nigeria…
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has signed gas supply agreements with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited for three of its subsidiaries. The move is said to be part of efforts to meet the growing energy needs of DIL’s expansion projects. The agreements, according to a statement on Sunday, were signed during the unveiling of…
The programme, implemented in partnership with Jake Riley Limited, focused on equipping participants with practical, income-generating skills aligned with Nigeria’s drive for local content development and economic self-reliance. Participants were trained across seven vocational tracks, including Fashion Design, Solar Installation, and Digital Skills, among others. At the graduation ceremony, each graduand received tools and equipment…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Lotus Bank have reached a strategic milestone in their collaboration to deepen financing for energy access across Nigeria. Following a high-level meeting on Wednesday, the two institutions announced plans to transition from project-based support to a large-scale, dedicated financial framework. The engagement focused on the Distributed Access through Renewable…
Project Delivered Without Any Lost Time Incident across 17.5-million-man hours To Operate With Zero Routine Flares.With 16MW Power Plant and Other Supporting Facilities Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and London Stock Exchange, is pleased to announce that the 300 MMscfd ANOH gas project has…
Ministry of Petroleum Resources yesterday announced plans to fully automate its operations, setting the stage for paperless interactions across its departments as part of a push to improve efficiency, transparency, and service delivery in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. The initiative coming under the federal government’s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system “Go Live”, according to…
The Federal Government has finalised plans to launch a N1.23 trillion Power Sector Bond, part of a broader N4 trillion debt programme aimed at restoring liquidity, stabilising the electricity market, and rebuilding investor confidence, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said. As of June 2025, the government…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Felix Ogbe, on Tuesday said the Board has tightened its certification process to stop middlemen and dubious operators from accessing Nigerian Content compliance documents. Speaking at the Practical Nigerian Content Forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Ogbe said the move aligns with the Presidential Directive…
UK supermajor Shell has announced it is pulling out of the initial phase of the multibillion-dollar Argentina LNG project, a year after announcing its participation in the project. Shell and Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF last December signed an agreement to develop the initial phase of the $50 billion flagship liquefied natural gas project. The…
• Expect improved gas supply for power sector – Ekpo Nigeria’s energy sector achieved a significant milestone as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made strategic moves to promote upstream gas development and enhance gas-to-power generation. This initiative was reinforced by the National Economic Council (NEC), which approved the payment of legacy debts amounting to 185 billion…
