REA and Yobe State Government to Host Strategic Roundtable on Energy Access and Investment

In a major stride toward enhancing sub-national energy markets and fostering impactful public-private collaboration, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is convening the REA–Yobe State Roundtable themed “Powering Yobe, Powering Growth: Unlocking Energy Access for Agriculture, Innovation, and Local Investment.” The…

Lokpobiri: FG is invested in Reactivation of Dormant Oil Assets to Boost Production

In a renewed drive to enhance Nigeria’s crude output and energy security, the Federal Government has restated its commitment to unlocking dormant and underutilized oil assets across the country. This effort forms part of a broader strategy to boost national…

Kano Unveils Inclusive Climate Change Policy

The Kano Government on Friday inaugurated a Climate Change Policy to address environmental challenges in the state. The policy also seeks to align the state policy with the global climate objectives. Dr Dahir Hashim, Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change,…

ALDG Hosts Inaugural Business Forum, Emphasises Industry-Wide Collaboration to Strengthen Nigeria’s Gas Distribution Value Chain

L-R: Executive Secretary. Association of Local Distributors of Gas, (ALDG), Oga Adejo-Ogiri, Vice Chair, Starzs Gas Limited, Iroghama Ogbeifun, Executive Director , Gas, Power & Renewable Energy, A.Y.M Shafa Holdings, Engr. Teryima Toryila, Chairman, Association of Local Distributors of Gas…

Landmark Lawsuit: Bayelsa Monarch Launches $12 Billion Legal Battle Against Shell

His Royal Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of Ekpetiama Kingdom and Chairman, Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers   King Dakolo, CSO Coalition demand oil giant clean up 70 years of environmental devastation before divestment In a groundbreaking legal…

Bayelsa Community v Shell: CSOs Back Suit Against Unjust Divestment

L-R: Founder, Home of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Rev. Nnimmo Bassey with His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of Ekpetiama Kingdom and Chair of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers.   A coalition of civil society organisations…

Sustainable Progress in Nigeria’s Energy Market Hinges on Competitive Balance – MEMAN, Experts

MEMAN, World Bank, Transaharan Underscore the Role of Healthy Competition in Driving Growth   In a strategic convergence of thought leadership and policy advocacy, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN), alongside a senior economist of the World Bank…

REA Partners FCMB To Launch ₦100 Billion Financing Facility

In a landmark move to bolster electricity access for millions of Nigerians, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) earlier today, Thursday 19th June, 2025, at the bank’s head-quarters in Marina, Lagos, entered into a strategic…

NERC To GENCOS: Integrate Into National SCADA/EMS By December or Get Disconnected

THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has mandated all grid-connected power generation companies (GenCos) to integrate their operations with the national Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy Management System (SCADA/EMS) by December 31, 2025. Non-compliance will attract financial penalties and possible…

TCN Reveals N457 Billion Debt Owed by Nigeria’s Power Sector Operators

The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz has disclosed the company is being owed N457 billion as of March for services rendered within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). He made this disclosure at a Workshop,…

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