Defining the African Energy Narrative.
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo’s attempt to defend Nigeria’s petrol prices by comparing them with those in the United Kingdom may be numerically correct but economically misleading. Okpebholo said Nigerians should consider themselves better off because petrol sells for more than N3,000 per litre in the UK, compared with roughly N1,400 in parts […]
Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina has expressed interest in acquiring oil assets in Nigeria and participating in the country’s 2026 licensing round, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said. The development followed a meeting between NUPRC Chief Executive Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno and Pertamina’s Vice President for […]
Nigeria’s decision to formalise cooperation with the International Energy Agency (IEA) marks more than a diplomatic milestone. It signals a recalibration of the country’s gas strategy at a time of mounting climate scrutiny, fiscal pressure and domestic energy access gaps. The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Paris-based agency […]
