The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) at the weekend insisted that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) must not increase tariffs of customers enjoying less than 12 hours of power supply from the new electricity tariff regime.

NERC Commissioner, Legal Licensing and Compliance, Mr Dafe Akpeneye, made the clarification during the regulatory…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has pledged to support ongoing initiatives by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to provide alternate energy source to Nigerians through aggressive activation of Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, refill stations for motorists across the country.

The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari…

The Nigeria Natural Resource Charter, NNRC has warned that unless issues of environment protection are taken seriously, the Niger Delta might suffer immense negative consequences and abandonment when global attention shifts away from fossil fuel.

The Program Coordinator, NNRC, Ms Tengi George-Ikoli, who made this known during a webinar titled:…

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, says the four oil refineries in the country have been shut down in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna.

Kyari said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday.

He explained that all four refineries were functioning…

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Thursday opened the training sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for 1,000 youths from Yobe State on GSM phone repairs, hardware, software, and entrepreneurship development.

The NCDMB said the training is part of the Board’s Youth Empowerment Programme for…

Photovoltaics by far the world’s leading power-generating technology installed in 2019; 45% of capacity added was solar with one-third of all countries making it their top choice

New York and São Paulo, September 1, 2020 – Photovoltaics (PV) dominated as the main new power-generating technology source added to grids in…

The Federal Government has secured $6.15 billion for infrastructural development in the power sector, a report says.

The Minister of Power, Engr Sale Mamman, disclosed this in his ‘One Year Anniversary: Key achievements’ report.

He said, “I am glad to state that to date, $6.15 billion have…

Is natural gas or renewable energy the better option for navigating Africa through the energy transition?

A growing population coupled with economic growth and industrialisation mean energy demand on the continent is forecast to grow rapidly in the coming years.

With massive gas projects underway in countries…