January 26, 2026Energy TransitionGreen FinanceNewsPowerRenewablesSolarSustainability

REA, Lotus Bank partner to establish standalone DARES financing facility for solar energy developers

Oredola Adeola The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Lotus Bank have entered into a collaboration under the Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) initiative to establish a standalone, dedicated financing facility aimed at providing developers with access to structured…

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January 12, 2026Energy TransitionGreen FinanceNewsRenewablesSolarSpecial ReportSustainabilityTechnology

FG inaugurates ₦40bn Third Mainland bridge CCTV centre, powered by 240 solar panels for 24/7 surveillance

  Oredola Adeola The Federal Government has inaugurated the Third Mainland Bridge CCTV Monitoring Centre, a ₦40 billion facility powered by 240 solar panels, designed to provide round-the-clock surveillance of the bridge, including both its superstructure and underwater sections. Engr.…

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December 17, 2025FinanceGreen FinanceNewsPowerSolarSpecial ProjectSustainabilityTechnology

50 businesses funded, 80 supported, 230,000 connected in six years — All On’s energy impact report

… transforms over one million lives in Nigeria through clean energy access    Oredola Adeola  All On has revealed that between 2018 and 2024, it invested in more than 50 businesses and, through grants and technical assistance, supported over 80…

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December 5, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionGreen FinanceImpactNewsPowerSolarSustainabilityTransmission

FG introduces willing-buyer mechanism to attract private investment in transmission load centres, substations, transformers

NERC reviewing regulations to allow private investment in national grid – Adelabu, Power Minister   … World Bank, JICA derisk Nigeria’s renewable energy programmes with over $940 million   Oredola Adeola The Federal Government has introduced a willing-buyer mechanism for…

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November 25, 2025GasGreen FinanceMidstreamNewsSustainabilityUpstream

NNPC Ltd. to acquire 500 CNG trucks before 2026, roll out 151 stations nationwide by 2028

… begins 178km South-East gas distribution initiative, targets first gas by early 2027 Oredola Adeola The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) is accelerating its clean energy transition with plans to deploy 500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered trucks and…

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November 15, 2025AdvertorialDocumentaryGreen FinanceImpactLocal ContentNewsOil & GasSpecial ProjectSustainabilityTechnology

16-year-old, OAU student wins NCDMB’s 9th National Undergraduate Essay competition, gets ₦1m prize

… as FUTA’s Sonuga Opeyemi, UniUyo’s Precious Amarachi clinch 2nd, 3rd respectively   Oredola Adeola The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced 16-year-old Akande Oyinkansola Josephine of Obafemi Awolowo University as the overall winner of the 9th…

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November 6, 2025DocumentaryDownstreamEnergy TransitionFinanceGreen FinanceMidstreamMultilateral FinanceNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportSustainabilityUpstream

Alebiosu, MD/CEO First Bank, seeks reintroduction of development financing framework for oil, gas players

…says Nigeria’s high interest rates to oil companies are driven by inflation, not banking policy   Oredola Adeola Olusegun Alebiosu, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has advocated for the reintroduction of a development…

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October 27, 2025Green FinanceMidstreamMultilateral FinanceNewsOil & GasSustainabilityUpstream

 Africa’s 1.5bn people, 120m-litre daily fuel demand present huge market opportunity for Nigeria- Lokpobiri,MoSPR(oil)

…says Africa’s emissions will remain below 3% even if all its hydrocarbon resources are explored Oredola Adeola Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), has said that with a population of about 1.5 billion people and daily…

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October 19, 2025Energy TransitionEnvironmentGreen FinanceMidstreamNewsRenewablesSpecial ReportSustainabilityUpstream

Stakeholders call for stronger collaboration among environmental players to drive sustainability, harmony across energy value chain

…as FCTA launches ‘Abuja Breathe’ initiative to protect pregnant women from harmful cooking smoke Oredola Adeola Stakeholders have emphasised the urgent need for stronger collaboration among all critical players in the environmental sector, including regulators, ministries, industry operators, and community…

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October 16, 2025Energy TransitionEnvironmentGreen FinanceNewsSustainability

Minister of Environment to lead top government, business, sustainability leaders to Lagos on Friday for Nigeria Environment Outlook 2025

Oredola Adeola Balarabe Lawal, Minister of Environment, is expected to lead an array of top government officials, business leaders, and sustainability experts to Lagos on Friday, October 17, 2025, for the Nigeria Environment Outlook 2025, organised by Environment Africa Magazine…

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