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Egbin Power hits record-breaking 1000MW, aims more

The largest power generating station in Nigeria, Egbin Power Plc, recorded a record-breaking 1000MW power generation peak on Sunday, June 25, 2023, and also generated nearly one-third of Nigeria’s total power load on yesterday. The total power load supplied by…

Just in: Discos withdraw on tariff hike, await NERC approval

Nigerian electricity distribution companies (Discos), yesterday, backtracked on their earlier announcement of a tariff hike projected to take effect from July 1, 2023, as they stated that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had yet to approve the hike. Various public…

Discos notify electricity consumers of tariff increase from July 1, 2023

In view of recent unification of naira exchange rate leading to loss of value of the naira to dollar, Electricity Distribution companies (Discos) have statements sent to respective consumers on Sunday night, the Discos stated that the review was due…

NCDMB unveils Teachers To Integrated Multimedia Learning Devices

No fewer than 80 teachers of post-primary institutions drawn from different states of the federation are undergoing a three-day training organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in conjunction with First E&P Development Limited at the Nigerian…

Afreximbank greets Dangote’s $19bn petrochemicals feat with award

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote was on Monday night recognized and given the “Founder of the Year 2023” award by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) at an award ceremony held by the bank in in Accra, Ghana. The award…

Seplat JV deepens CSR, unveils 2023 ‘Eye Can See’ Initiative

Seplat Energy JV has held the opening ceremony of this year’s edition of its Eye Can See Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative at the Oba’s Palace in Benin City, Edo State. The company’s signature CSR health programme is designed to…

Oil Industry Issues Tinubu May Not Look At, But They Matter

By Basil Okoh The extensive land of 2,635 hectares on which Dangote Refinery is built was sold to the company by Bola Ahmed Tinubu acting as agent and front to both the Lagos State government and the communities that own…

Shell again, spills crude on Rivers Community farmlands

Hundreds of fishermen are left stranded and farmlands destroyed following an oil spill in Aleto,  Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. Residents alleged that the spill originated from a manifold operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, inflicting significant…

Seplat Energy appoints Chioma Afe as Director External Affairs, Sustainability

The Board and Management of Seplat Energy Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Chioma Y. Afe as the Director, External Affairs and Sustainability effective June 15th 2023. Chioma is an accomplished strategic Senior Communications Executive and Business Leader with…

IPMAN working on rolling out CNG to override costly PMS

An unprecedented revolution is about to hit the motoring public if plans by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in rolling out Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as an alternative automotive fuel, which it plans to sell for N100…