History was made as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first indigenous refinery in Nigeria, the U.S.$18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.< Read more »
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that it's too late for Nigeria's Niger Delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell for a huge oil spill more than one decade ... Read more »
The National Economic Council of Nigeria has suspended the planned removal of fuel subsidies, saying there is a need for further consultation with stakeholders and the incoming ... Read more »
President-elect Bola Tinubu is prioritizing the revival of Nigeria's troubled oil industry, which has been a source of wealth but also a curse due to its negative environmental ... Read more »
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has announced a third oil discovery in the Orange Basin off Namibia's southern coast. Two major oil discoveries were made ... Read more »
JPMorgan Chase is the biggest fossil fuel financier in the world fueling climate chaos, according to the Rainforest Action Network's report titled Banking on C Read more »
The Federal Executive Council has approved a contract for an electronic cargo tracking device that will monitor all vessels entering and leaving Nigerian waters. Read more »
Swiss President Alain Berset will visit the troubled Cabo Delgado province this week during a trip to Mozambique and Botswana. His visit comes in the year Switzerland assumed Read more »
At least 14,000 Nigerian residents from the oil-producing Niger Delta region have filed a compensation claim against Shell, saying that oil spills resulting from the oil Read more »
Oil giant Total is the majority shareholder in Uganda's first major oil drilling programme, writes Charlotte Cosset and Juliet Pietri for
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