70% of people living in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to a conventional electrical grid. Even if they did, the service is often interrupted by a variety of factors. Now, Community Energy
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Power: Nigeria, World Bank seal 500mw deal
November 4, 2016 Comment Off 98 ViewsThe Federal Government, the World Bank, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) yesterday signed agreements that would add over 500 megawatts of
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‘Why Nigeria cannot use renewable energy’
September 3, 2015 Comment Off 62 ViewsThe Director-General, National Power Training Institute of Nigeria(NAPTIN), Engineer Rueben Okeke and the Managing Director, Ikeja Electric, Mr. Abiodun Ajifowobaje, have said Nigeria cannot get
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Shell reopens two key Nigeria pipelines shut over leaks, sabotage
September 2, 2015 Comment Off 98 ViewsAnglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said it re-opened on Wednesday two key supply pipelines in Nigeria shut last week because of leaks and sabotage that forced it to declare a "force majeure" on crude oil
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Gas to power Nigeria’s energy sector
August 19, 2015 Comment Off 76 ViewsNigeria’s new government under President Muhammadu Buhari believes gas is the solution to the country’s power crisis. The Azura thermal power plant deal has recently been signed off by
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Nigeria’s Oil Company to Audit Accounts, Review Contracts
August 13, 2015 Comment Off 48 ViewsNigerian National Petroleum Corp. Managing Director Emmanuel Kachikwu said he would conduct a forensic audit into the opaque accounts of the state oil company. The audit will cover “all the
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In Hunt for Missing Billions, Buhari Targets Nigeria Oil Company
August 10, 2015 Comment Off 50 ViewsAs oil minister during military rule in the 1970s, Muhammadu Buhari oversaw the birth of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. Now, as democratically elected president, he intends to break up
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Refinery Revival Continues to Elude Nigeria
July 16, 2015 Comment Off 61 ViewsNigeria produces vast amounts of oil. But the country has few functioning refineries, leaving Nigeria dependent on imports to fill up gas tanks across the country. It is a paradox of Nigeria: the
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Can Buhari clean up corruption in Nigeria’s oil industry?
July 2, 2015 1 Comment 73 ViewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday to reform and streamline the country’s oil and gas sector. Since taking office on May 29, his administration has been investigating the “sickening”
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