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KEY POINTS Nigeria’s crude oil production rose to an average of 1.53 million barrels per day (bpd) in May 2026, marking a 2.8% increase from April’s 1.489 million bpd, according …

Nigeria’s oil minister says crude oil production has risen from 1 million to 1.8 million barrels per day and the next target is 2.5 million.

Nigeria and Alberta have agreed to deepen cooperation on gas development, methane reduction and carbon capture after bilateral talks held in Calgary, Canada.

Sudan’s Ministry of Energy has issued new petroleum regulations using international tenders to secure stable fuel supplies and end a months-long import dispute.

Tanzania has launched electric vehicle charging stations across four major cities and a new On-Bill Financing scheme to expand clean energy access nationwide.

Nigeria’s transmission grid can handle far more electricity than it has ever received, the TCN chief executive told lawmakers in Lagos this week.

Nigeria has 53 large-scale solar projects worth $11 billion currently underway as the country targets 209,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2050.

Namibia’s main opposition leader is demanding transparency over a N$612 million solar project linked to President Nandi-Ndaitwah’s sons and a family-owned farm.

Rwanda and Russia have signed a nuclear energy cooperation roadmap, with Rosatom set to build a Nuclear Science and Technology Centre in Kigali.

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has announced Friday, June 12, 2026, as the deadline for submission of technical and commercial bids by prequalified applicants participating in …