Energy

Agusto & Co withdraws Geregu Power’s ‘A’ rating following bond default

Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s premier credit rating agency, has withdrawn its "A-" rating assigned...

Geregu’s bond default statement raises more questions than it answers

Three days after its bond default rattled Nigeria's capital market and triggered the country's...

Geregu Power reacts amid criticisms after bond default

Geregu Power Plc has issued its first response after coming under fire regarding its...

Nigeria targets $50bn offshore oil investment by 2030

Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator expects to attract between $30 billion and $50 billion in...

Oil prices tops $100 – first since May as Middle East conflict escalates

Global oil prices have climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since...

Nigeria joins International Energy Agency as association country

Nigeria has become an Association country of the International Energy Agency (IEA), marking a...

Dangote slashes petrol price to N1,125 as global crude retreats

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the ex-depot price of its premium motor spirit (PMS),...

IFC backs WeLight to push off-grid clean power into Nigeria and Congo

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has acquired a strategic equity stake in WeLight, Africa’s...

Akwa Ibom communities protest over ‘$270 million’ gas flare fund

Protesters demand reversal of Executive Order mandating remittance of penalties to federation account.

Nigeria regulator orders compensation for Band A customers for power shortfalls

Nigeria's electricity regulator has ordered distribution companies to compensate Band A customers who were...

Nigeria secures $500 million AfDB loan to boost energy transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $500 million loan to support Nigeria’s...

Tinubu sacks Mele Kyari as NNPC chief executive

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian...

Dangote Refinery cuts petrol price to N860 as naira strengthens

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol, cutting...

BP to slash renewable investments, double down on oil and gas

BP is set to announce a major strategic shift, slashing its investments in renewable...

Nigeria to scrap electricity bands, hike tariff for all in 36 months

Nigeria is set to abolish its current electricity tariff band structure and transition to...

Nigerian govt confirms electricity tariffs set to rise again

Despite denials of an imminent 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs, the federal government’s...

Report: NNPC CEO Mele Kyari likely to go before 2025

The Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mele Kyari, may be...

Nigeria govt finally approves ExxonMobil asset sale to Seplat

The federal government has finally approved ExxonMobil’s sale of its onshore assets to Seplat...

Nigerian researchers build low-wind turbines to power rural communities

By: Jesusegun Alagbe A team of five Nigerian researchers have developed an innovation to generate...

NNPC blames “financial strain” for petrol scarcity, a hint price may rise

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd. says it is facing a “financial strain”...