Media practitioners have been tasked to uphold the core tenets of their profession based on diligence and public interest. They are also to integrate modern technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, into their reportage. This formed the crux of deliberations at a Media Capacity training organised for members of the Nigeria Association of Energy Correspondents, NAEC, in…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a major step toward the implementation of the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, with member states signing an intergovernmental agreement backing the landmark regional energy project. The agreement was signed on Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, according to a joint statement issued by Morocco’s National…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has called on the Federal Government to urgently revive the country’s state-owned refineries. This follows the decision by Dangote Refinery to suspend the sale of petroleum products in naira and switch to dollar-denominated transactions. PETROAN warns against single supplier dominance PETROAN National President, Dr. Billy…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Heritage Energy Operational Services (HEOS), and DBN Energies in Port Harcourt graduated 14 young engineers and geologists under the Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC-HCD) Training prpgramme in respect of the companies’ installation and commissioning of Ariel Gas Lift Compressor Unit. Competencies covered under the 12-month programme…
Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Abuja Region has announced a planned preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132/33 KiloVolt (kV) Transmission Substation on Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. General Manager, Public Affairs of the TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this announcement in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah said the scheduled maintenance is to enable…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) wholesalers and retailers are charging non-cost reflective prices, pushing cooking gas prices as high as N2,100 per kilogram despite significantly lower indicative prices issued by the regulator. The authority disclosed this in a presentation delivered by Rabiu Umar, chief executive officer…
Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a blackout in five Northern Nigerian states, including part of the Niger Republic. TCN disclosed this in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah. The Nigerian government agency said the outage is due to annual maintenance on its Mando–Kumbotso 330kV Transmission Line scheduled for Sunday, 31st May…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to host the 2026 Oil & Gas Midstream & Downstream Stakeholders Summit. The event is scheduled to hold from May 19–20, 2026, at Four Points by Sheraton Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to Obinna Ezeobi, PhD,Genaral Manager, Corporate Communications Division of the Board, thesummit is designed to bring together key decision-makers,…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to host the 2026 Oil & Gas Midstream & Downstream Stakeholders Summit. The event is scheduled to hold from May 19–20, 2026, at Four Points by Sheraton Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to Obinna Ezeobi, PhD,Genaral Manager, Corporate Communications Division of the Board, thesummit is designed to bring together key decision-makers,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says its newly constructed Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta 330kv transmission lines would add 600 megawatts to the national grid. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Engr Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed this on Thursday at the official commissioning of the newly constructed 330kv line at Ihovbor, Benin City. Abdulaziz, who attributed…
