Nigeria: Nigeria, 7 African Countries Endorse Petroleum Regulators' Charter

Nigeria and seven other African countries have endorsed a landmark charter establishing the African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF), setting a new course for harmonised… Read more »

Nigeria: Tackle Crude Oil Theft, Warri Group Tells Government

Warri Indigenous Peoples Movement (WIPM) has charged the federal government to take decisive action against large-scale crude oil theft networks \in the Niger Delta. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Stops Oil Workers Bid to Shut Down Dangote Refinery

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association have been restrained from taking any step or industrial action to… Read more »

Nigeria: Reactions As Tinubu Ends Emergency Rule in Rivers

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State, declaring that democratic governance would fully resume in the oil-rich… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Delivers First U.S. Petrol Export to 2 Global Oil Traders

Two top global oil traders, Vitol and North American fuel distributor Sunoco, have received the first U.S. petrol import from Dangote refinery. Read more »

Nigeria: NUPENG Threatens to Resume Suspended Strike Over 'Breach of Agreement' By Dangote

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike, accusing the Dangote Group of reneging on a recent… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Workers Suspend Strike After Resolving Dispute With Dangote Group

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) suspended its nationwide strike yesterday after reaching an agreement with Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Threatened to Sack Me Over Petrol Subsidy Removal - Kachikwu

A former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has revealed that late former President Muhammadu Buhari threatened to sack him if his push to remove petrol… Read more »

Nigeria: Senior Workers Reject Planned 5% Petroleum Tax, Threaten Strike

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the federal government's planned 5 percent tax on petroleum products and issued a 14-day ultimatum to withdraw from it. Read more »

Nigeria: FG Targets 10bn SCF Daily Gas Output By 2030

The federal government has reiterated its target of producing 10 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas per day by 2030, with fresh assurances that ongoing reforms are designed… Read more »

Nigeria: Renewed Hope Backs Tinubu, Seeks NNPCL Boss Removal

A pro-democracy coalition, the Renewed Hope Interest Defenders, has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidy,… Read more »

Nigeria: CNG Price Hits N450 Per Scm Amid Long Queues, Subsidy Cuts

The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has surged from N230 to N450 per standard cubic metre (SCM) amid long queues and limited refilling stations Read more »

Nigeria: Just-in - 'I Am Under Attacks,' Says NNPCL GCEO Ojulari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, on Thursday, raised the alarm that he has come under coordinated attacks… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Delta Coalition Backs NNPCL Boss, Passes Confidence Vote On Tinubu

The Coalition of Niger Delta People for Development (CONFODEV) has thrown its weight behind the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Theft Nearly 100 Percent Eliminated, Says NNPCL Gceo

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that Nigeria's oil and gas pipelines would soon attain 100 per cent capacity utilisation, as nearly all pipeline… Read more »

Nigeria: SNEPCO Md Get Petan Award of Excellence

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has presented an Award of Excellence to the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd… Read more »

Africa: Independent Players Key to Meeting Africa's Energy Needs - Geologist

As change is growing in the Nigerian petroleum industry, it has become urgent for independent players to prepare for greater roles in meeting Africa's long-term energy needs. Read more »

Nigeria: Broad-Based Selloffs Deepen Market Losses By N2.29trn W-O-W

The Nigerian equities market extended losses into a second consecutive week by N2.29 trillion on sustained selloffs in Banking, Insurance, Oil & Gas, and Industrial Goods… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery's Direct Petrol Distribution Yet to Begin

Despite the much-anticipated rollout of Dangote Refinery's direct distribution of petrol and diesel, the initiative has not commenced as scheduled. Read more »

Nigeria: Just-in - Dangote Refinery Reduces Petrol Price to N820 Per Litre

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol by N30 from N850 to N820 per… Read more »

Nigeria: Foreign Vessels' Deployment of Armed Guards in Nigeria's Waters Alarming - Analysts

Maritime analysts have raised the alarm over the activities of armed guards employed by foreign vessels in Nigerian territorial waters. Read more »

Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Not for Sale - NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has ruled out sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-graded rehabilitation… Read more »

Nigeria: Enforce Refinery Development or Revoke Idle Licences - Dangote to Govt

The president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has urged the federal government and petroleum regulatory authorities to take decisive action against refinery licence holders who… Read more »

Nigeria: States Slashing Power Tariff Must Be Ready to Pay Subsidy - Minister

The federal government has taken a firm position regarding states that opt to reduce electricity tariffs, stating that the responsibility for the corresponding subsidy must be… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu to Inaugurate College of Petroleum Studies Kaduna

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been commended for granting the College of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Kaduna (CPESK) a provisional license to operate as a private postgraduate… Read more »