Category: Energy

Tinubu Seeks Africa-led Energy Market, Demands Fair Pricing

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, stated that Africa must take ownership of its energy resources by creating credible and transparent benchmarks that reflect the continent’s realities and safeguard its economies. Speaking ahead of the Global Commodity Insights Conference on West African Refined Fuel Markets scheduled to hold in Abuja this week, the President said Nigeria would work with regional partners to build an integrated energy market that ensures value for Africa. The conference, hosted by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority in collaboration with S&P Global Insights, will…

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Dapo Segun and the Refinery Probe: A Name Omitted, a Process in Question, By Tajudeen Bukar

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s ongoing investigation into Nigeria’s refinery rehabilitation projects has generated more confusion than clarity. Having closely followed the Port Harcourt and Warri refinery overhauls from the outset, I find it both perplexing and concerning that Mr. Dapo Segun—now Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)—is absent from the EFCC’s list of individuals under scrutiny. In a letter dated April 28, 2025, the EFCC announced its probe into alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of funds related to the refineries’ rehabilitation. The…

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Experts Underscore $100bn Annual Investment For Africa’s Gas Infrastructure

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Gas as transition fuel: Issue, puzzle, And Wayout,’ What the Nigerian Gas Minister; Ekperikpe Ekpo; Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Dr. Adeola Yusuf; Group Asset Manager, PSC Asset Group B at  NUIMS, Dr. Justice Derefaka; Director of Governance and Sustainability at Sahara Group, Ejiro Gray, Others said at Asharami Square 2.0   At the second edition of Sahara Group’s thought leadership forum, Asharami Square, energy experts, media practitioners, and government functionaries unanimously affirmed natural gas as Africa’s transformational fuel for bridging energy security and powering industrialisation. Platforms Africa reports that the…

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Heirs Energies, Renaissance Collaborate to Drive Nigeria’s Indigenous Oil, Gas Devt

ADEOLA YUSUF

Port Harcourt, Nigeria – 24th June 2025 – Heirs Energies Limited and Renaissance Africa Energy Company have expressed mutual commitment to strategic collaboration following a high-level courtesy visit by Osa Igiehon, CEO of Heirs Energies, to Renaissance’s leadership team, led by the Managing Director, Tony Attah. The landmark meeting, which marked the first formal engagement between the two companies post-Renaissance’s successful transition, focused on mutual priorities and shared commitment to advancing Nigeria’s oil and gas sector through indigenous leadership and innovation. Speaking during the visit, Osa Igiehon emphasized the significance…

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NCDMB Deepens Local Participation, Devt With $400m Contract Intervention Funds

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘No collateral,’ How indigenous companies can access the fund at BoI, Afreximbank, FCMB   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has organised a sensitization workshop in Lagos aimed at deepening local participation in the oil and gas sector and strengthening financing compliance with Nigerian Content regulations. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, while welcoming the participants, explained that the workshop was aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and increased access to funding for indigenous companies. Engr. Ogbe, who was represented by…

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Dr. Adeola Yusuf Headlines Asharami Square 2.0 As Sahara Group Champions Dialogue on Gas

Abibat Babalola

‘Preventing misinformation and greenwashing,” key focus of the engagement by the energy communication researcher + Who-will-say what list of panelists at the exclusive event   Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Dr. Adeola Yusuf, is to headline the Asharami Square 2.0, a Sahara Group initiative aimed at promoting sustainability through effective media advocacy. Sahara Group, which announced this in a statement, maintained that the second edition of Asharami Square, its flagship thought leadership platform, would explore important gas-related options as Africa seeks various opportunities to enhance energy access and security across…

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‘Clear Line Drawn,’ Nigeria Hints At Mass Revocation Of Idle Oil Blocks

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “The mandate from His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the new NNPC Ltd Board to review all existing operatorship arrangements is not just an administrative exercise it is a clear signal,” everything oil minister said at NOG Energy Week 2025   The Nigerian government on Tuesday hinted at possible mass revocation of unproductive oil blocks, declaring to oil companies to either step up or step aside. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D., who declared this at the NOG Energy Week 2025, maintained that…

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$2.8bn AKK Gas Pipeline Project Crosses River Niger, NNPC Eyes Completion By Dec

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Nigeria now enjoyed 100% crude oil pipelines availability throughout June 2025,’ Ojulari reviews stewardship at the NOG 2025 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline has successfully crossed the River Niger, boosting the hope of the project’s completion by Q4 2025. Platforms Africa reports that the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, who announced the significant milestone while delivering a Keynote Address at the 24th NOG Energy Week (NOG) on Tuesday, said the feat…

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‘12.5% Stake,’ Shell Bets Fresh $510m On Nigeria’s Bonga Oil Field

Ganiyu Amodu

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of energy giant Shell, has acquired a 12.5 percent stake in Nigeria’s Bonga. The transaction is valued at $510 million and is still subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. TotalEnergies confirmed the divestment in a statement issued in Paris, noting that its subsidiary, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria (TEPNG), signed a binding agreement with SNEPCo for the sale of its non-operated interest in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118 Production Sharing Contract (PSC), which includes the Bonga field. OML 118, located…

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Femi Soneye Quits, NNPC To Name New Spokesperson

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why I Exited NNPC – Soneye Gives Details of Disengagement With Oil Giant   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is to announce a new spokesman as Olufemi Soneye resigned as the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer. In a statement he personally authored and sent to Platforms Africa, Soneye said that he would no longer be the spokesperson for the oil giant as he had “stepped aside from his role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd.” After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried, Minister Disowns Claim…

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