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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 …

KEY POINTS The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, Mele Kyari, over his …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has launched a dedicated unit known as Eskom Green to accelerate the development of large-scale renewable energy projects. The initiative is designed …

KEY POINTS The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has announced a temporary power outage affecting parts of the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State following a technical fault on a …

Nigeria exported N85.7 billion worth of solar panels to the United States, Burkina Faso, India, Indonesia and Ghana in the first quarter of 2026.

Liberia has signed three World Bank financing agreements worth $125 million to expand electricity access, upgrade a key road corridor and strengthen broadband connectivity.

Uganda’s parliament is voting on a Shs734 billion loan from UK Export Finance and Citibank to expand solar irrigation to more farming communities nationwide.

Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Energies has launched a tree-planting initiative along its Agbada gas corridor in Rivers State as part of its sustainability agenda.

KEY POINTS Nigerian billionaire investor and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has been appointed Chairman-designate of Seplat Energy. The appointment will take effect from January 1, …