NNPC Plans to Raise Stake in Dangote Refinery to 20% in Bold Energy Sector Move
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has announced plans to raise its equity stake in the $20 billion Dangote…
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15% tariff: Nigerians to pay N1tn extra for petrol yearly
Nigerians may soon face higher fuel prices as the Federal Government introduces a 15% import tariff on Premium Motor Spirit…
Femi Otedola Applauds Tinubu’s 15% Petrol and Diesel Import Tariff to Boost Local Energy Sector
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has praised President Bola Tinubu’s recent move to impose a 15 per cent import tariff on…
Group urges Tinubu to halt fuel import licences
The Yoruba Council Worldwide (Igbimo Apapo Yoruba L’Agbaye) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately halt the issuance of…
NLC Warns 15% Fuel Import Duty Could Trigger Petrol Price Manipulation in Nigeria
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that the federal government’s newly approved 15 per cent import duty on petrol…
Fuel Import Duty: Marketers Warn 15% Levy Will Drive Petrol Prices Above ₦1,000 and Threaten Local Operations
Oil marketers across Nigeria have raised alarm over the Federal Government’s newly approved 15% import duty on petrol and diesel,…
CSOs Applaud Tinubu’s 15% Fuel Import Tariff as Step Toward Energy Independence
A coalition of civil society organisations under the banner of the Coalition of Civil Rights Activists has commended President Bola…
OPEC+ Pauses Oil Output Increases for Q1 2026 After December Hike
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) have announced plans to pause oil output increases during…
Transcorp CEO Owen Omogiafo Urges Faster Energy Access to Power Africa’s Economic Growth
The President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Plc, Dr. Owen Omogiafo, has called for urgent action to improve…
Oando Suffers $450 Million Revenue Loss as Dangote Refinery Reshapes Nigeria’s Oil Market
Oando Plc, one of Africa’s largest integrated energy companies, has reported a significant $450 million decline in revenue, linking the…
Seplat Energy Reports N3.36 Trillion Revenue in 9 Months, Declares 7.5 US Cents Dividend
Seplat Energy PLC has posted impressive financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, with revenues soaring to…
Presidency Defends 15% Fuel Import Tariff
The Nigerian Presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu has approved a 15 per cent import tariff on petrol and…
Nigeria Launches National Carbon Market Framework to Unlock $3 Billion in Annual Climate Finance
President Bola Tinubu has approved the adoption of a National Carbon Market Framework (NCMF), alongside the operationalization of the Climate…
Bonny Light Holds at $66 as Market Eyes Trump-Xi Trade Breakthrough
Nigeria’s premium crude blend, Bonny Light, steadied at $66 per barrel on Wednesday, lifted by renewed optimism over trade talks…
Petrol Price May Rise to ₦1,163 as Tinubu’s New Tariff Targets ₦4.8 Trillion Revenue
Nigerians may soon pay as much as ₦1,163 per litre of petrol as the Federal Government introduces a new tariff…
Dangote Rejects NNPC Refinery Purchase, Urges Private Investors to Step Up
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has dismissed suggestions that he should acquire one of Nigeria’s moribund state-owned refineries, saying he…
BVI Court Orders Ex-Seplat Chairman Orjiako to Pay $220 Million in Landmark Debt Enforcement Ruling
In a landmark decision that has sent ripples across international financial and legal communities, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Commercial…
JUST IN: Tinubu okays 15% import duty on petrol, diesel
President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on imported petrol and diesel,…
What we’re doing to get Nigeria’s refineries back on track — NNPC’s Ojulari
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has…
Cooking Gas Price Surge Threatens Nigeria’s Clean Energy Transition Goals
The sharp and persistent surge in cooking gas prices across Nigeria is endangering the country’s clean energy transition agenda. With…
Seplat Energy’s $1.1 Billion Earnings Surge in Nine Months, Driven by Mobil Acquisition
Seplat Energy Plc has delivered one of its strongest financial performances to date, reporting Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and…
World Bank Forecasts Sharp Decline in Global Commodity Prices as Oil Surplus Expands
Global commodity prices are projected to drop to their lowest levels in six years by 2026, extending a four-year slump,…
NUPRC Urges Bank of America to Prioritize Funding Nigeria’s Oil Sector Growth
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has called on the Bank of America and other major financial institutions to…
Energy Leaders Push for Policy Harmony to Boost Africa’s Oil and Gas Integration
At the 19th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Energy Week 2025 in Lagos, regulators and industry leaders across…
FG Secures ₦700 Billion to Deploy 1.1 Million Electricity Meters by December 2025
The Federal Government has announced it has secured about ₦700 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to deploy…
NNPCL Launches Strategic Infrastructure Projects to Boost Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Growth
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has unveiled a major strategic infrastructure development plan aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s oil…
Gas Marketers Set 6 Million-Tonne LPG Supply Target, Forecast Price Drop as Local Production Rises in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) marketers have announced plans to boost the nation’s annual gas supply to six million metric…
Nigeria’s GenCos Mark 10 Years of Privatisation Amid N4 Trillion Debt Crisis and Power Sector Challenges
Nigeria’s power generation companies (GenCos) yesterday commemorated a decade since the country’s electricity privatisation, even as the sector grapples with…
Dangote Refinery Expansion Gets Full FG Backing to Reach 1.4 Million BPD – Boosting Africa’s Energy Independence
The Federal Government has thrown its full support behind Dangote Refinery’s ambitious plan to expand its production capacity to 1.4…
Dangote Refinery Eyes $55 Billion Annual Revenue as Afreximbank Considers $5 Billion Expansion Credit
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to expand the capacity of his Lagos-based Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000…