Africa needs to adopt collaborative policies, sustained multi-stakeholder investments, and bold reforms in the quest of addressing the continent’s low energy access, Kola Adesina, Executive Director, Sahara Group has said. Addressing journalists at the recently concluded Mission 300 Africa Energy…
Otuabagi: Unserved and Neglected – A Plea for Renewable Energy
On January 31st, 2025, a group of journalists and activists embarked on a field trip to Otuabagi, a community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. This historic village holds the distinction of being the site of Nigeria’s first commercial…
NNPC Ltd Uncovers 58 Ilegal Refineries In One Week
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has uncovered 58 illegal refineries and 19 illegal pipeline connections in Niger Delta region from January 18 to 24, 2025. It also stated that it recorded a total of 159 incidents of…
Access Bank to Host Pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town
Access Bank PLC is set to host its first-ever Africa Trade Conference (ATC), a landmark event focused on advancing Africa’s economic transformation under the theme, ‘Empowering Africa Through Trade, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth’. Scheduled for March 12, 2025, in Cape…
Oando, Lagos Govt to Deploy 5,000 Electric Buses
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, said the plans of the oil company to partner with the Lagos State Government to deploy 5,000 electric commercial vehicles to the state are now in top gear. Tinubu said…
Nigeria Leads the Charge: Climate Change Forum 2025 to Tackle Africa’s Sustainability Challenges
The Nigeria Climate Change Forum (NCCF) is set to take centerstage in Abuja, on the 28 – 29 th January 2025 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. The forum will bring together key stakeholders towards prioritizing the implementation of Nigeria’s Nationally…
President Tinubu is Taking In-Country Gas Utilisation to Unprecedented Levels — Soneye, NNPC Ltd Spokesperson
Described by Nigerians from all walks of life as unprecedented, President Bola Tinubu will be performing the groundbreaking ceremony for five mini-LNG plants in Ajaokuta, Kogi State. NNPC Ltd’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye spoke to a select group…
Eritean Defense Forces Inaugurate 120,000m3 Arberobu Dam
The Arberobu Dam, constructed at a cost of approximately five million Nakfa, was inaugurated on 23 January by Gen. Flipos Woldeyohannes, Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces. The dam, with a capacity to hold over 120,000 cubic meters…
Libya: Border Security Institutions to Establish Joint Communication Center to Tackle Terrorism and Migration
The joint centre will include representatives from all military and security institutions mandated to secure Libya’s borders, including those working on counter terrorism and irregular migration The joint technical coordination team composed of the Eastern and Western military and security…
Lagos Residents Can Challenge Arbitrary Rent Hikes – Omotoso
Reprieve is is now available for tenants in Lagos State, especially domestic residents, to combat the arbitrary rent hikes by landlords and estate agents across the state. This was disclosed at a Joint Media and Citizens Engagement forum held earlier…
