Oil & Gas

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FG Steps In to Restart Kolmani Oil Field Project in Bauchi State

By Samuel Akpan In a move expected to stimulate growth across the North-East, the Federal Government has committed to resuming suspended operations at...

Just In: Olabiyi-Agoro Succeeds Festus Osifo as New PENGASSAN President

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has elected Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro as its new National President. Olabiyi-Agoro, who ran...

Wunti’s Expertise Positions Nigeria to Maximise Return to World Energy Council — Former OPEC Chief, Aduda

Nigeria’s return to the World Energy Council (WEC), backed by the appointment of experienced industry leaders such as Bala Wunti, could help the...

FG Expands Licensing Pool with Return of 13 Oil Blocks

The Federal Government has disclosed that 13 of the 50 oil and gas blocks offered under the 2025 Licensing Round will be returned...

NMDPRA to Fuel Marketers: Stop Price Gouging, Drop Petrol Prices as Costs Fall

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah As global crude oil prices continue to decline, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has declared...

Tinubu Reforms Drive Nigeria’s Energy Investment Surge – Olu Verheijen

By Samuel Akpan Nigeria’s upstream investment share across Africa jumped from 4% before 2023 to about 40% in 2024 and 2025, with $10bn...

NNPCL, TotalEnergies Extend Methane Tech Push for Greener Oil Sector

By Samuel Akpan Nigeria’s oil giant, NNPC Ltd, has joined hands with TotalEnergies to intensify the fight against greenhouse gas emissions by renewing...

Verheijen, NMDPRA Boss Meet on Energy Reforms, Investment Drive

The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, on Thursday hosted the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and...

NNPCL Inaugurates Advanced MRI System at Kano Orthopaedic Hospital

By Samuel Akpan In a major boost to its social investment drive, the NNPC Foundation has donated a state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla GE MRI...

NNPC Questions Dangote Refinery’s Capacity To Solely Meet Nigeria’s Fuel Demand

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has accused the Dangote Petroleum Refinery of attempting to monopolise Nigeria’s fuel market through a court action...

After 3-Year Shutdown, Alaoji Power Plant Restores Supply to National Grid

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah After lying dormant for nearly three years due to gas supply disruptions and unresolved metering disputes, the 450- megawatts...

NNPCL Commissions 1.5 Tesla MRI at NAUTH in Landmark CSR Move

By Samuel Akpan In a significant stride towards improving healthcare accessibility in Nigeria’s South-East, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has...

Olu Verheijen’s Strategic Energy Reforms Propel Nigeria to Africa’s Top Oil and Gas Investment Destination Under Tinubu

Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s leading destination for oil and gas investment, following an extraordinary energy sector transformation driven by President Bola Ahmed...

N210tn Probe Claims Against Bala Wunti Are False, Group Fires Back, Celebrates Oil Giant’s Reform Legacy

A civic advocacy group, Agenda for Positive Change, led by Titus Danladi-Biu, has strongly condemned what it described as a malicious campaign of...

Nigeria’s Energy Crisis: Dangote Unveils 20,000MW Plan

Following decades of unmet government targets and chronic grid instability, the Dangote Group is pivoting toward a massive 20,000-megawatt power initiative. This intervention...

₦210tn NNPCL Claim: Prove It or Withdraw It, Group Tells Senate

The Fiscal Accountability Committee of Tomorrow, FACT, has challenged the Senate to either substantiate its controversial ₦210 trillion claim against the Nigerian National...