March 31, 2025DownstreamEnergy TransitionLocal ContentNewsSpecial ReportSustainabilityTechnology

Setbacks hit Nigeria’s CNG deployment amid racketeering, conversion kit shortage

FG launches N2.5bn CALM scheme to boost local manufacturing of CNG conversion kits   Oredola Adeola The deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Nigeria has suffered setbacks due to widespread racketeering and a persistent shortage of CNG vehicle conversion…

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March 28, 2025DocumentaryNewsSustainabilityTechnology

NSIPA trains selected staff on EDMS adoption to enhance efficiency, productivity

  The National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) has conducted a training session for selected staff members on adopting the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) to enhance efficiency, streamline paperwork, and improve overall productivity. Attari Hope, Head of Communication and…

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March 5, 2025Energy TransitionFinanceGreen FinanceLocal ContentNewsRenewablesSolarSustainabilityTechnology

UPDATED: Asteven Energy Institute shortlists 23 students for COREN solar PV installation certification exam

…bridges skills gap to advance Nigeria’s 2060 net-zero target  Ogun State Govt. to sponsor 30 indigenes for National Diploma at Asteven Energy Institute Oredola Adeola Asteven Energy Institute has shortlisted 23 students currently enrolled in the COREN Solar Photovoltaic Installation…

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January 24, 2025DistributionEnergy TransitionFinanceGenerationNewsPowerSabotageSecurityTechnologyTransmission

N8bn in 2025 budget for anti-vandalism campaign on radio, TV, newspapers, billboards, others – Power Minister says

… funds to strengthen community advocacy, technology, CSR projects in host communities Oredola Adeola Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has clarified the N8 billion allocation in the 2025 budget appropriation for the Ministry of Power, was specifically dedicated to funding…

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December 26, 2024DocumentaryImpactMidstreamNewsOil & GasSpecial ReportTechnologyUpstream

NNPC launches 24/7 oil, gas monitoring command centre to drive 2 mbpd target

… embarks on real-time tracking of hydrocarbon molecules from production to export terminals Oredola Adeola With a strategic focus on achieving a 2 million bpd production target, NNPC Ltd has unveiled a 24/7 Production Monitoring Command Centre (PMCC) to enable…

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December 9, 2024MaritimeMidstreamNewsOil & GasService CompanyTechnologyUpstream

NCDMB, First Marine seek FG support for Birogo river dredging to enhance Bayelsa marine, oil operations

“Drilling Companies in Bayelsa No Longer Need Onne Port”—FMES Chairman, High Chief Penawou   Oredola Adeola The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for collaboration with the Federal Government and relevant agencies to dredge the Birogo River,…

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December 5, 2024DocumentaryEnergy TransitionGasImpactLocal ContentMidstreamNewsTechnology

#PNC2024: CNG vehicle conversion centers in Nigeria surge from 7 in 2023 to 158 in 2024 – Pi-CNG confirms 

…secures 10 hectares of land for establishment of CNG manufacturing hub in Ajaokuta, Kogi State   Oredola Adeola The Presidential Committee on Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (Pi-CNG) has confirmed a significant increase in the number of CNG vehicle conversion centers…

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December 4, 2024MidstreamOil & GasOpinion-editorialSustainabilityTechnologyUpstream

High-performance computing infrastructure – technology enabler to unlock Nigeria’s oil, gas potential

Op-ed by Aderonke Hunponu-Wusu The Oil and Gas industry has witnessed significant growth over the decades with many countries around the world possessing substantial and proven oil reserves. Nigeria is the sixteenth largest oil producer worldwide with several major and…

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December 4, 2024Energy TransitionGasLocal ContentMidstreamNewsOil & GasService CompanySustainabilityTechnology

#PNC2024: NNPC restructures NEPL, NETCO, EnServ to strengthen local content efforts

… build capacity for global energy leadership   Oredola Adeola NNPC Limited acknowledged that the strategic restructuring of its subsidiaries, including NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL), NNPC Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NETCO), and NNPC Energy Services Limited (EnServ),…

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December 4, 2024Energy TransitionFinanceImpactLocal ContentNewsOil & GasSustainabilityTechnology

10th HoR advances Nigerian Content Bill, set to repeal NOGIC Act 2010

… moves to expanding content bill to cover electricity, ICT, other key sectors Oredola Adeola The House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring has reiterated commitment to advancing the Nigerian Content Development and Enforcement Bill (the ‘NCDE…

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