By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH & ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE ENERGY expert Fatai Quadri says Nigeria is strengthening its climate action through methane reduction and clean energy initiatives. Quadri, CEO of Alfa Designs Nigeria Ltd., noted that the country’s participation in global partnerships such as the OGMP 2.0 and the Global Methane Pledge reflects its deepening environmental commitment. He […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE SHELL has committed $2 billion to develop the HI gas field in OML 144, marking its second major Nigerian investment in under a year. The project, expected to deliver 350 million standard cubic feet of gas per day by 2028, will support Nigeria LNG’s Train 7 expansion and boost domestic LPG supply. […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased petrol price from ₦865 to ₦992 per litre. No official explanation has been issued, but attendants at NNPC stations confirmed receiving directives to adjust pump prices. While some outlets, including those at Ojodu Berger, have implemented the new rate, checks along the Lagos–Ibadan […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE HUMAN rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has announced plans to lead a legal team against multinational oil companies accused of polluting and abandoning their host communities in the Niger Delta. Speaking in Port Harcourt during the Ken Saro-Wiwa 30th Memorial Lecture, Falana condemned the continued neglect of oil-producing communities, saying they deserve […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA lost 13.5 million barrels of crude oil worth $3.3 billion to theft and sabotage in 2022, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, disclosed this at the 2025 Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) conference in Lagos, noting that the loss equalled […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA lost 13.5 million barrels of crude oil worth $3.3 billion to theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Speaking at the 2025 NAEC Conference in Lagos, NEITI Executive Secretary Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji said the losses reflect deep institutional weaknesses and missed […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO AN oil leak from an 8-inch crude delivery line at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Company Ltd (formerly Aiteo), has polluted parts of Nembe communities along the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa State. The spill, which occurred on 1st October at the Tora area, discharged an unconfirmed […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has submitted responses to 19 audit queries raised by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts over unaccounted funds totaling ₦210 trillion from 2017 to 2023. Committee Chairman Sen. Aliyu Wadada confirmed that NNPCL requested and received an extension before submitting its replies, which are now […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH THE Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) says industrial action in the gas supply chain on 28 September slashed power generation by over 1,100MW, dropping national output from 4,300MW to about 3,200MW at its lowest. In a statement Tuesday, NISO said the disruption caused widespread gas shortages and pressured the grid, but emergency […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE high-stakes reconciliation meeting between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery ended in a stalemate on Monday night, despite the intervention of the Federal Government. The closed-door talks, held in Abuja and presided over by the Minister of Labour and […]