October 20, 2023
Nigeria: Rights Group Tasks NNPC On Oil Sector Repositioning
A human rights group, Coalition for Good Governance and Open Leadership in Nigeria has urged the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to support… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: Minister Demands Timely Completion of Akk Gas Pipeline Project
The minister of state Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has charged contractors handling the 614 kilometer Ajaokuta, Kaduna, Kano (AKK) gas pipelines project not to… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Nigeria: Fire Outbreak As Residents Scoop Fuel From Fallen Tanker in Lagos
A fire outbreak has occurred around Otedola Bridge in Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos on Thursday evening following scooping of petrol from a fallen petrol tanker by residents. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Requires $25bn Investment to Achieve 4m Barrels Daily Oil Production
A reconstructed energy transition agenda and annual investment of about $25 billion would help address Nigeria's energy woes and support the country's efforts to realise 4 million… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Nigeria: NNPCL 80% Ready for IPO - Kyari
The group chief executive officer( GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari said, the company is 80 percent ready for an Initial Public… Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Marketers Demand Emergency Palliative to Ease Petrol Import
The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has called on the Federal Government to set up "emergency palliative measure" that would enable oil marketers to… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Nigeria: 2 Pregnant Women, 15 Others Killed in Rivers Pipeline Explosion
Two pregnant women and 15 others were killed following a pipeline explosion due to the activities of illegal refining of crude oil at Rumucholu village in Ibaa community of Emoha… Read more »
Nigeria: 60 Days to Go... Heat Turns on MDs of Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries Over Deadline
The managing director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) Engr Ibrahim Onoja, and the acting managing director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Mrs… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Represents 50% of Nigeria's Problems - Reps
Deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon Philip Agbese, said fuel subsidy constitutes 50 percent of Nigeria's problems and its removal would usher the country into… Read more »
September 28, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Be Patient With Tinubu, Group Tell Nigerians
A coalition Concerned Youth Leaders for Good Governance and Broom Platform, Nigerian Diaspora for Asiwaju, Asiwaju Fans Club, APC NewsOnline has appealed to Nigerians to be patient… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC $3bn Loan - Afreximbank Working Out Oil Volume Details for Exchange
Afrexim Bank is currently working out details to determine the volume of crude oil the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is willing to give out in exchange of its loan… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Nigeria: Rumour of Fuel Price Hike Unsettles Motorists, Commuters
Motorists in Lagos and Ogun states are going through hard times to buy petrol as many stations yesterday shut down operations, heightening speculation of possible hike in pump… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets New Oil Production Level As Goldman Sachs Predicts $100/Barrel
Goldman Sachs has predicted oil price going up to $100 again, citing lower production output from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) combined with higher… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Nigeria: Release Details of Petrol Landing Cost, Pricing Template, Atiku's Aide Tells Federal Govt
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has dared the All Progressives Congress(APC)-led Federal Government to publish… Read more »
Nigeria: NEITI Report - SERAP Demands Probe of $15bn, N200bn Missing Oil Revenues
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to set up a presidential panel of enquiry to probe the allegations contained in the recent… Read more »
September 17, 2023
Nigeria: Oil Firms Consider Remote Monitoring Tools for Pipeline Protection
Key oil and gas experts are gathering in Italy to brainstorm on a number of options to support drive towards securing oil pipelines and improve transportation of oil and gas… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Nigeria: Air Force to Acquire 2 Aircraft for Crude Oil Theft War
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed plans to acquire two aircraft to combat crude oil theft in the country. Read more »
August 24, 2023
Nigeria: Petrol Stations Ration Fuel As Marketers Shun Importation
Most filling stations across the country are currently rationing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol as fuel marketers have shunned importation, LEADERSHIP can… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Nigeria: Shell Discovers Another Oil Leak After Resumption of Forcados Export Facility
Nigeria's oil production is facing another major challenge following discovery of another oil leak in a facility operated by oil major Shell. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Among Top 3 Countries With Highest Oil Discovery in 2023
Nigeria has been named among three top countries in terms of highest oil reserves discovered owing to 2023 investments. Read more »
August 22, 2023
Nigeria: We Will Procure Electric Vehicles to Cover Fuel Subsidy Removal - Transportation Minister
The newly appointed Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali, has said that the ministry will look at procuring electric vehicles in order to tackle the effects of… Read more »
Nigeria: How Tinubu Can End Oil Theft in Niger Delta - Kachikwu
African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Dumebi Kachikwu, has stressed the need for effective measures to combat theft and vandalism of oil… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Nigeria: Fresh Oil Spill Occurs in Rivers Community
Fresh crude oil spill has occurred in Bodo City, a community in Gokana local government area of Rivers State, following a leakage from the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) operated by a… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Militant Leaders Fight Over N48bn Pipeline Contract Renewal
Another round of tension has gripped the oil industry in the Niger Delta over the renewal of the N48billion oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to the former leader of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Analysts React As NNPCL Gets Presidential Approval for $3bn Loan
The $3 billion emergency crude repayment loan taken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from the African Export-Import (Afrexim) bank would create only a… Read more »