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NORS 2026: Stakeholders Unite To Promote Indigenous Refining
Ed Ubong, Director, Decade of Gas Secretariat (left); Momoh Oyarekhua, Chairman, Crude Oil Refinery-owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) (second left); Umar Gwandu, Technical Assistant to the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil) (third!-->…
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FG Meters 707,765 Customers in Six Months as 4.8m Still Unmetered
The Federal Government installed 707,765 electricity meters in the first half of 2026, a 71% jump from 412,792 meters installed in the same period of 2025, according to NERC data.NERC said installations comprised 357,495 meters in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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FG should reduce petrol price, refine 450,000bpd crude locally — Falana
Femi Falana SANHuman rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to reduce the price of petrol and direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to refine the country’s 450,000!-->!-->!-->…
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Reactions As Nigeria Repays N11.2trn Oil-backed Loans With 340m Barrels Of Crude
Stakeholders have urged the federal government to review the current practice of borrowing against future crude oil production, warning that the arrangement could leave part of the country’s future oil output committed to lenders!-->!-->!-->…
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NNPC cuts liabilities by N19.6trn as assets fall
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) reduced its total liabilities by N19.58 trillion in 2025, even as its assets declined by N17.61 trillion during the year.According to the company’s 2025 financial results,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Warri carry N8.31trn in NNPC funding exposure
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited ended 2025 with N8.31 trillion owed to it by the Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt refineries, highlighting the scale of funding required to keep the long-troubled plants moving!-->!-->!-->…
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The $41 Billion Energy Opportunity
Why Nigeria Must Strengthen Its Position in Africa’s Next Wave of Oil and Gas Investment
By William Emmanuel UkpojuAfrica is entering another critical contest for energy capital, and Nigeria is once again standing at the centre!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Oil Tankers and Drug Trafficking: The Hidden Cargo on Our Roads
By Ese UfuomaThe interception of a 20,000-litre fuel tanker carrying more than two tonnes of cannabis in Ondo State has exposed another dimension of the challenge facing Nigeria’s security agencies: the attempt by criminal!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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NUPRC vs NMDPRA: Five Years On, Has Nigeria’s Regulatory Reset Delivered?
By William Emmanuel UkpojuWhen Nigeria enacted the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in 2021, one of its most consequential institutional reforms was the dismantling of the former Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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N39bn Gas Fund Question: Audit Flags Under-Remittance, NMDPRA Demands Reconciliation
By Jauhar Suleiman SalihuThe integrity of Nigeria's gas transition agenda has come under fresh scrutiny after the 2024 report of the Auditor-General for the Federation accused the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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