September 2, 2025Energy TransitionFinanceLocal ContentNewsOil & GasSustainabilityUpstream

NNPC, TotalEnergies–Sapetro sign first deep offshore PSC under PIA for PPLs 2000, 2001

…  PSC to comprehensively cover crude oil, natural gas exploration & production   Oredola Adeola The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, in partnership with the TotalEnergies–Sapetro Consortium, has executed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs)…

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August 31, 2025News

FG unveils future-ready curriculum, reduces senior secondary subjects from 12 to 8–9

…completes comprehensive review of basic education curriculum Oredola Adeola The Federal Government has reduced content overload for students at the Senior Secondary level, cutting down from 12 compulsory subjects to 8 to 9 subjects, while technical schools can now offer…

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August 27, 2025DocumentaryFeatureImpactMidstreamNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportSustainability

Experts say Lomé emerges as key hub as Dangote faces recurring setbacks, struggles to end Nigeria’s import dependence

… as Platts unveils new regional price assessments for West Africa … new benchmarks cover FOB West Africa (Lekki, Lagos), STS Lomé   Oredola Adeola Despite the changing petroleum products trade flows driven by new regional refining capacity, particularly the…

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August 27, 2025DistributionGenerationNewsPower

KEDCO slams MAN Kano over hostile posture, energy theft, despite ₦3bn electricity discounts 

… boasts 20-hr daily supply, 95% compliance, over 50 industrial feeders in North-West … challenges NDPHC to align engagement with MAN on electricity market realities   Oredola Adeola The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has accused the Kano branch of…

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August 26, 2025AdvertorialEnergy TransitionImpactNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportSustainabilityUpstream

One year after NAOC acquisition, Oando hails #HumanofOando for driving operational gains

Oredola Adeola It has been a year since Oando Plc assumed operatorship of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Joint Venture (NAOC JV) following its landmark acquisition of a 100 percent shareholding interest in NAOC from Eni on August 22, 2024.…

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August 25, 2025NewsSpecial Project

US visa applicants, social media disclosure: A risky overreach with dire consequences for Nigerians

By Olufemi Soneye The United States has recently implemented a sweeping immigration policy requiring nearly all visa applicants to disclose their social media handles and digital histories. Framed as a tool to bolster national security, counter terrorism, and curb cybercrime,…

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August 25, 2025DocumentaryImpactNewsReviewSpecial Project

NCDMB Book Reading Series 2:  Oketola, ex-PUNCH Editor, urges journalists to ruffle feathers as part of the job

Oredola Adeola  Mr. Dayo Oketola, former PUNCH Editor and author of The Catalyst, has urged Nigerian journalists to ruffle feathers, stressing that it is an essential part of their job. Oketola made this known when he was featured during the second edition…

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August 25, 2025MaritimeMidstreamNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageSecuritySustainabilityUpstream

NNPC CEO Ojulari says crude oil theft is a transnational crime, not a local issue

… calls for pan-African security collaboration to safeguard resources, drive growth Oredola Adeola Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has noted that crude oil theft should be recognised as a transnational organised…

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August 23, 2025GasLocal ContentMidstreamNewsSustainabilityUpstream

NLNG seals 20-year gas supply deals with NNPC, Oando, Aradel, others for 1,290mmscf/d feedgas 

…leveraging economies of scale, shared risks, opportunities key to achieving decade of gas vision- Ojulari, GCEO NNPCL Oredola Adeola NLNG has signed long-term Gas Supply Agreements with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and five other third-party upstream…

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August 21, 2025DocumentaryEditorialNewsPower

NERC Chairmanship impasse: Fears of regulatory capture by perceived political actors

… legal vacuum from Senate recess could undermine tariff, licensing decisions   Op-Ed by Adetayo Adegbemle, Executive Director of PowerUp Nigeria   Engineer Abdullahi Ramat’s dramatic arrival at the NERC headquarters on August 8, 2025, to assume office as Chairman-designate…

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