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NCDMB to host 2026 midstream, downstream stakeholders Summit in Lagos

Peter AnayoMay 14, 2026

by Peter AnayoMay 14, 20260384

ELIZABETH VUNCENT, Yenagoa The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to host the 2026 oil & gas midstream & downstream stakeholders summit. The event is scheduled to hold from may 19–20, 2026, at Four Points by Sheraton Lagos. The summit is designed to bring together key......

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FG to train 6,000 energy professionals

Peter AnayoMay 14, 2026

by Peter AnayoMay 14, 20260363

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, under the Presidential Power Initiative, inaugurated the Siemens Energy Education and Development training facility in Abeokuta, with plans to train no fewer than 6,000 energy professionals to boost capacity in Nigeria’s power sector. Speaking at the inauguration, the Director of Human Resources Management, the Federal......

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Nigeria strikes deal with Morocco to advance $26bn trans-Atlantic gas pipeline project

Peter AnayoMay 14, 2026May 14, 2026

by Peter AnayoMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260447

President Bola Tinubu (left) with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lady Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya. . As daunting hurdles challenge project’s transnational right of way SOPURUCHI ONWUKA (Editor) Nigeria and Morocco are targeting the fourth quarter of 2026 to sign a major intergovernmental......

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NCDMB to Host 2026 Midstream, Downstream Stakeholders Summit

EditorMay 13, 2026

by EditorMay 13, 20260637

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to host the 2026 Oil & Gas Midstream & Downstream Stakeholders Summit. The event is scheduled to hold from May 19–20, 2026, at Four Points by Sheraton Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos. The summit is designed to bring together key decision-makers, government officials, regulators, institutional......

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Africa Energy Forum 2026: Building Africa’s Industrialised Future

EditorMay 13, 2026

by EditorMay 13, 20260602

The Africa Energy Forum returns from 16-19 June 2026, bringing together the companies, investors and governments driving Africa’s move from energy access to industrial-scale infrastructure. The companies gathering in Cape Town are deploying capital into transmission infrastructure, building mining corridors that will define trade routes for decades, financing baseload capacity......

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REA, Partners launch $188m fund to finance 191MW of solar capacity

EditorMay 13, 2026

by EditorMay 13, 20260289

UGO AMADI The Green Finance Investment Facility (GFiF), a blended finance platform to mobilise large-scale private and institutional investment into distributed renewable energy infrastructure across Nigeria, has been officially launched. The facility, led by Barton Heyman Limited in partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), UK PACT, First......

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Nigeria’s fuel use jumps in April as local refining cuts imports- NMDPRA

Peter AnayoMay 13, 2026

by Peter AnayoMay 13, 20260338

FAVOUR ISHEMBER, Abuja The newest NMDPRA data release reveals that Nigeria’s daily consumption of petroleum products climbed to 51.1 million litres in April 2026. That’s up from 47.3 million litres recorded in March 2026. The authority’s April 2026 Factsheet, published on Tuesday, shows that more products reached the local......

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M/East stalemate: Dangote may increase fuel price as Hormuz tensions drive oil prices

Peter AnayoMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026

by Peter AnayoMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260248

. Nigerians groan under high fuel cost . As oil windfall delivers mixed impact on economy SOPURUCHI ONWUKA, Editor Growing tensions in the Middle East and the resulting surge in international crude oil prices are beginning to raise concerns about a possible fresh increase in fuel prices in Nigeria,......

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ALDG to convene industry leaders at 2026 gas distribution business forum in Abuja

EditorMay 12, 2026

by EditorMay 12, 20260308

UGO AMADI The Association of Local Distributors of Gas (ALDG) will host the second edition of its flagship Business Forum 2026 on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at the PTDF Building, Abuja, starting at 9:00 AM. This year’s theme, “From Gas Abundance to Gas Access: Reassessing Nigeria’s Gas Distribution Imperatives,”......

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NEMSA, NDPHC Deepen Partnership to Raise Standards in Nigeria’s Power Infrastructure

EditorMay 12, 2026

by EditorMay 12, 20260286

The Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) have reaffirmed their commitment to closer collaboration aimed at ensuring that materials, equipment, and engineering installations deployed across Nigeria’s electricity value chain comply with global standards and international best practices. The renewed commitment was......