World Bank backs Laos efforts to manage waste, plastics, and pollution
The project will also support development of a compliance monitoring system that will help the government enforce pollution control regulations.
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NNPCL yet to remit N500bn fiscal savings from PMS subsidy removal –World Bank
Although the subsidy was fully removed on October 1, 2024, NNPCL did not start transferring the resulting revenue gains to the Federation until January 2025.
Heads of State commit to concrete plans to transform Africa’s energy sector, with strong backing from global partners
Access to electricity is a fundamental human right. Without it, countries and people cannot thrive
FG, states raise N100bn for prepaid meter procurement
The mandate we have was to procure and install a minimum of two million meters on a yearly basis over the next five years.
AfDB Group approves $500 million loan to boost electricity access in Nigeria
The energy transition plan envisions the development, by 2050, of 250 GW of installed electricity capacity, 90% of which will be renewable.
Approaches for addressing erratic power supply
Today, the country is grappling with an erratic power supply which has now crippled the economy.
JODER writes Tinubu over allegation of corruption in NNPCL
The NGO, established in 1996, asked the president to immediately set up a panel with people like Mr Femi Falana (SAN), Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and other credible Nigerians.
SEforALL Board approves term renewal of CEO Damilola Ogunbiyi
Ms. Ogunbiyi becomes the first CEO to be renewed for a second five-year term reflecting tremendous results and impact under her leadership
To tackle climate change, governments increasingly turn to green subsidies
Governments are increasingly turning to subsidies amid rising geopolitical tensions fueled by climate change, national security concerns, and the race to gain an edge in frontier technologies.
Oil price of $80–95 per barrel could be new normal in 2024
Elevated oil prices may be here to stay for the medium-to-long term, but it would have to take extreme geopolitical risks to push prices into triple digits in the immediate future, according to Ole Hansen, head of commodity research at Danish investment bank Saxo Bank.