Time to address reoccurring crude oil spills in Nigeria
Energyday Editorial The incessant oil spillages and their attendant effects on the socioeconomic life of the people of the Niger...
Month: December 2021
Issues that shaped the Nigerian petroleum industry in 2021
By Akpobor Jirue The petroleum industry in Nigeria witnessed some memorable developments in the year 2021, these include government...
Obansanjo to Clark: crude oil belongs to the federation
Solomon Ezeme Ex-Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in response to an open letter written to him by leader of...
Compensation a prerequisite for resumption of oil activities, Ogoni group tells FG
Yinka Oladele The Ogoni Liberation Initiative has advised the federal government to compensate the people of Ogoni in Rivers...
Don’t increase electricity tariff, may worsen inflation in 2022- World Bank advises FG
Yinka Oladele The World Bank has advised the Nigerian government and other emerging economies not raise electricity tariffs, warning that...
NUPRC plans to conclude 2020 marginal field bid programme
Oredola Adeola The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has revealed plans to conclude the 2020 marginal field bid round...
Drop in load allocation disrupts power supply to Abuja communities
Solomon Ezeme Some communities in Abuja under the network of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), are presently experiencing...
GENCOs lose N147.05bn over non-payment for unused power in 11 months
ELECTRICITY Generation Companies, GENCOs, may have recorded loss from non-payment for unused electricity to a tune of N147.05 billion between...
Nigeria loses N69.5bn to gas flaring in one month – NOSDRA
Yinka Oladele According to the report from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDR, Nigeria lost $169 million,...
Fishermen in Akwa Ibom say ExxonMobil yet to pay compensation for oil spills
Yinka Oladele Fishermen in Akwa Ibom State have pointed accusing fingers at the American oil giant, ExxonMobil, for refusing...
