June 13, 2025DocumentaryEditorialImpactNewsReviewSpecial Report

#June12: Tinubu awards national honours to Kaltho, Prof. Dare, Ibru,Olorunyomi, for defending press freedom

… legacy of TheNews, Tell Magazine, other media heroes who braved dictatorship for democracy Oredola Adeola  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, himself a veteran of Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle, has for the first time in recent memory officially recognized a broad slate…

Readmore

June 12, 2025EnvironmentImpactNewsSpecial ReportUpstream

JUNE 12: Tinubu grants full pardon, national honours to Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ogoni eight

… as FG moves to restart oil production in Ogoniland,  30 years after Oredola Adeola President Bola Tinubu has granted a full pardon and conferred posthumous national honours on Ken Saro-Wiwa (CON) and eight other Ogoni activists—Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo,…

Readmore

June 11, 2025DocumentaryMidstreamNewsSpecial ReportUpstream

Sterling Oil resolves dispute with PENGASSAN, commits to full compliance on expatriate quota breaches

… to prioritize internal conflict resolution, proactive management of future concerns Oredola Adeola Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) has resolved all outstanding issues with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), thereby…

Readmore

June 11, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionGenerationNewsPowerRenewablesSolarTransmission

Lagos govt. activates LASERC Order No. 001/2025 slams N20m fine on unlicensed electricity operators 

… vows additional N20,000 daily for continued non-compliance Oredola Adeola The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has activated Order No. LASERC ORDER/001/2025, prohibiting all individuals and entities from undertaking electricity-regulated activities within Lagos State without a valid license or…

Readmore

June 11, 2025DocumentaryDownstreamMidstreamNewsOil & GasSustainabilityUpstream

NGA President, Akachukwu Nwokedi appointed IGU Regional Coordinator for Africa

… succeeds Egypt’s Khaled Abubakr, who is now IGU, Vice President Oredola Adeola Mr. Akachukwu Nwokedi, President of the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), has been appointed Regional Coordinator for Africa by the International Gas Union (IGU) to oversee its activities…

Readmore

June 11, 2025AdvertorialDistributionGenerationImpactNewsPowerTransmission

Fix the base: Why Nigeria’s power sector reform must begin with distribution

by Ibubelem  Ikiroma If Nigeria is to achieve a sustainable, efficient, and investor-friendly electric power sector driven by private participation, reform efforts must start at the very base of the industry, electricity distribution. Given the sector’s pyramid-like structure—Distribution at the…

Readmore

June 9, 2025AdvertorialNewsSpecial Project

Dangote, Soneye, 40 others honoured at 2024 Champion Newspapers’ awards in Lagos

…Dr. Leo Ekeh highlights Zinox’s role in driving digital revolution, media transition in Nigeria   Oredola Adeola Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, alongside prominent Nigerians, including industry leaders and politicians, was among 41 institutions…

Readmore

June 5, 2025DocumentaryEnvironmentImpactNewsPowerRenewables

Mainstream Energy Ltd. donates cash, relief materials to Mokwa flood victims

… debunks claims linking Mokwa floods to Kainji, Jebba dams Oredola Adeola Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, operators of Kainji and Jebba hydropower plants, through its Foundation, has provided relief materials to victims of the recent devastating floods in Mokwa as…

Readmore

June 3, 2025DistributionDocumentaryFinanceGenerationImpactNewsPower

FG to explore alternative debt facility to offset ₦2tn power sector legacy debt

— DMO, Minister of Economy lead strategy amid fiscal constraints Oredola Adeola The Federal Government, citing fiscal constraints, has announced plans to explore alternative debt instruments to offset the approximately ₦2 trillion legacy debt owed to power generation companies. The…

Readmore

June 2, 2025DocumentaryDownstreamEnergy TransitionNewsOil & GasSustainabilityTechnology

Nigerians paying just N815–N820 per litre, 55% less than N1,600 regional average –Dangote

… announces plan to invest in petroleum product pipeline   Oredola Adeola At between N815 and N820 per litre, many Nigerians are currently paying just 55% of the average $1 per litre (about N1,600) that others in neighbouring countries are…

Readmore