By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has underscored the need to de-risk African gas pipeline projects through consistent policies, investor-friendly frameworks and stronger political will. Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), made this known in Abuja at the 2025 edition of the Africa Gas Innovation Summit (AGIS).Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) has identified lack of finance, technological infrastructure and foreign over-dependency, as critical challenges facing the African energy markets integration. Dr Farouk Omar, Secretary-General of APPO, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Africa Gas Innovation Summit (AGIS) 2025. Omar saidContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) says the Mobility-CNG Supply Framework will ensure affordable, uninterrupted and adequate autogas supply to end-users in the country. Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, Programme Director, P-CNGI, said this during the unveiling/implementation of the Mobility-CNG Supply Framework, in Abuja. The framework is beingContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Edo on Friday urged the Federal Government to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 to reserve five per cent of jobs in oil companies for them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call was part of a charterContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced a revenue of N5.89 billion and a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N748 billion for the month of April. The NNPC Ltd. disclosed this in its Monthly Report Summary for April. The report highlights key statistics, includingContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko, the Chairman of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, says Nigeria must implement a robust technological framework to curb crude oil theft in the country. Nwoko, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja on Monday, said thatContinue Reading
By Shedrack Frank The Senate Committee on Local Content has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for its ongoing efforts to deepen local participation in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The committee’s Vice Chairman, Sen. Ede Dafinone (APC-Delta Central), made the commendation at the conclusion of aContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Dr Vitalis Obi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, says the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has brought out the best in the staff of the ministry going by the high level of productivity they have exhibited. Obi said this in Abuja during the 2025 ministerial award presentationContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday conducted a simulation and public awareness campaign on fuel-related accidents and fire outbreaks in Kaduna. Suleiman Muhammad, Head of Operations at NEMA’s Kaduna Office, said the exercise was to strengthen inter-agency collaboration and enhance emergency preparedness in the eventContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Tuesday unveiled the first Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) facility in North-East Nigeria located in Yola. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, Ekpo described the development as a historic milestone in Nigeria’s gas sector, particularlyContinue Reading
