Oil & Gas

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Nigeria Targets 15BCF Daily Gas Production As Domestic Use Takes Centre Stage

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah Nigeria is targeting an increase in gas production to between 12 and 15 billion cubic feet per day (BCF),...

NMDPRA To License Gas Distributors To Connect Industries To Pipeline Network

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) is set to launch a gas distribution licensing round aimed...

Elumelu Champions $15bln West Africa Infrastructure Pipeline

By Samuel Akpan Nigerian billionaire and Heirs Holdings Chairman Tony Elumelu is driving a proposed $15 billion investment pipeline to finance critical infrastructure...

Just In: FG proposes N1,350 fuel price cap to ease economic hardship

To buffer pump prices against unstable crude oil costs and foreign exchange rates, the Federal Government plans to negotiate a ₦1,350-per-litre ceiling on...

FG Cannot Control Petrol Prices in Deregulated Market, Minister Declares

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has stoutly defended the complete removal of the fuel...

Abuja Motorists Groan as Petrol Price Surges to N1,450 Per Litre

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Residents and motorists across Abuja are groaning under renewed financial pressure following another sharp increase in the price of petrol,...

Bamanga Tukur, Elder Statesman, Ex-PDP National Chairman, Dies at 90

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former PDP National Chairman and ex-governor of Gongola State, has passed away at age 90—just three days shy of his...

Dangote Refinery Hikes Fuel Price to N1,350 in Repeated Monthly Adjustments

Dangote Petroleum Refinery raised its premium motor spirit (petrol) wholesale price to N1,350 per litre on Saturday, September 12, 2026, up from N1,265....

Just In: Dangote Refinery Hikes Fuel Price to N1,350 in Repeated Monthly Adjustments

Dangote Petroleum Refinery raised its premium motor spirit (petrol) wholesale price to N1,350 per litre on Saturday, September 12, 2026, up from N1,265....

Energy Correspondents Congratulate Isa, Wunti on World Energy Council Nigeria Appointments

The Association of Energy Correspondents, Abuja, has congratulated Abdulrazaq Isa, OFR, and Bala Wunti on their appointments as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...

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...