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13 05 2022 | 11:48

How the master plan and revised policy will revamp Nigeria’s energy sector

The 2022 Revised National Energy Policy (RNEP) and the National Energy Master Plan (NEMP) are expected to positively impact Nigeria’s energy sector states Minister of Science, Technology and…

01 05 2022 | 14:36

Singapore firm gets a US$18m loan to build food storage and processing facilities in Nigeria

IFC support for the commodity trader Robust International could help optimise agriculture value chains The International Financial Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank has…

18 04 2022 | 15:37

Nigeria's electricity grid collapses for the second time in a month

LAGOS, April 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria's national electricity grid has collapsed for the second time in a month, the federal ministry of power said on Saturday, leaving the parts of the country it serves…

14 11 2021 | 08:40

Nigeria is oil rich and energy poor. It can't wait around for cheaper batteries

Should Nigeria's natural riches remain in the ground?

17 09 2021 | 13:04

UNICEF: 1 Million Children in Nigeria Could Miss School

  ABUJA, NIGERIA — The U.N. Children's Fund in Nigeria said at least 1 million Nigerian children could miss school this year because of insecurity, as schools in the north of the country have been…

26 08 2021 | 07:41

Muhammadu Buhari signs law in Nigeria to reform oil sector

The bill was first presented to parliament in 2008 and is aimed at removing legal and regulatory uncertainty that has held back industry growth Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law…

03 02 2021 | 14:08

Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Pay for Harm Done to Nigerian Farmers.

Global environmental justice campaigners heralded a Dutch court's ruling Friday that Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian subsidiary must pay punitive restitution to Nigerian villages for oil spill…

20 12 2020 | 08:18

Hidden Scars - The Landmine Crisis in north-east Nigeria.

Boko Haram conflict leaves north-east Nigeria facing severe landmine emergency North-east Nigeria is facing a landmine emergency which is having a devastating impact on people in the region.

05 12 2020 | 09:48

Toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea amounts to environmental racism.

Toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from a wide range of industries – such as health, hydrocarbon or manufacturing – and can come in many forms, such as sludges or gas. E-waste is…

05 10 2020 | 10:21

Nigeria's pioneering gas flaring plan risks going down in flames.

UGHELLI, Delta State, Nigeria (Reuters) - Jonah Gbemre often has no electricity, but he says his home is permanently lit at night by the flames of waste gas being “flared” near his home town in…

08 07 2020 | 07:49

African nations urged to push energy transition.

As countries continue to rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic, Sustainable Energy for All, an international organization working to ensure access to sustainable energy worldwide, has highlighted key…

04 07 2020 | 10:36

Petrol sold to Nigeria from Europe 'dirtier' than black market 'bush' fuel.

Samples from illegal refineries in Niger delta found to be of a higher quality than imported petrol in new analysis. Black market fuel made from stolen oil in rudimentary “bush” refineries hidden…

22 06 2020 | 07:51

Worst outbreak ever': Nearly a million pigs culled in Nigeria due to swine fever.

Farmers report devastating losses as poor control measures are blamed for spread of infection across the country Hundreds of thousands of pigs have been culled by Nigerian farmers in response to an…

07 06 2020 | 09:45

Nigeria: What to Consider Before Mass Planting of Trees in Nigeria's Lagos State.

Various scientific reports published around the world have pointed out the impacts of climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change, for example, outlines in its 2019 report how tropical…

07 05 2020 | 07:48

Why Nigeria needs to manage electronic waste better.

In most of Nigeria’s cities, there are visible piles of refuse that have built up on roads, river banks and swampy land. These waste dumps smell bad and are breeding grounds for germs that cause…

20 03 2020 | 07:03

FG launches $200m renewable energy project ‘to light up 500,000 households’.

The federal government has launched the $200 million Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) to provide off-grid energy to over 500,000 people across 105,000 households in rural communities across the…

04 12 2019 | 15:33

Dutch firm plans to deliver off-grid power to one million Nigerian homes.

  Lumos has already fitted more than 100,000 solar home systems in the populous African nation Lumos Global, a Dutch company specialising in off-grid solar power, plans to light up over one million…

08 11 2019 | 06:40

Funding and renewable energy adoption in Nigeria.

Mrs Lande Abudu, Executive Secretary of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), speaks about the importance of improving finance channels to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy…

30 07 2019 | 17:57

Off-grid renewable energy is helping tackle two of Africa’s biggest problems.

The rise of decentralized renewable energy as a solution to electrification rates across Africa—the slowest growing globally—is also bringing with it a solution to high unemployment. As startups in…

23 07 2019 | 11:02

EU to invest in Nigeria’s renewable energy entrepreneurs.

The European Union (EU) is set to invest in entrepreneurial ideas that will boost renewable energy in Nigeria. Amb. Ketil Karlsen, Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of…