Oluwatosin Racheal Alabi

KEY POINTS Severe weather sweeping across South Africa during the festive season is hampering the efforts of ESKOM to restore electricity, with flooding and damaged infrastructure complicating access to affected …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, reported strong gains in 2025, with crude oil and gas production rising above expectations, officials said. Group Chief Executive Officer Bayo Ojulari …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency, REA, says it deployed more than 200 mini grids across underserved communities nationwide in 2025, marking a major step in efforts to narrow the …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s electricity grid is showing its strongest performance in almost a decade, with Eskom reporting a sharp fall in unplanned outages and steady gains in plant availability. …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s state energy firm has restated its commitment to peace and dialogue in Ogoniland, describing the federal government’s renewed engagement with the oil producing area as a turning …

KEY POINTS Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Al Sadiq Al Gharyani, has called on the National Oil Corporation, NOC, to fully disclose how much oil the country produces each day, how …

KEY POINTS Italian energy company Eni has completed the sale of a significant minority stake in its carbon capture and storage business to Global Infrastructure Partners, a unit of BlackRock, …

KEY POINTS Shell and INEOS have confirmed a new oil discovery in the deep waters of the United States Gulf, adding momentum to offshore exploration activity in one of the …

KEY POINTS Conoil Plc moved to reassure its investors this week, announcing a substantial dividend payout following a year of notable financial growth. At the company’s 55th Annual General Meeting …

KEY POINTS The decision by Chevron to remain in Venezuela through years of political turmoil, sanctions and economic collapse is now placing the US oil major at the centre of …