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Lagos residents are pushing back against a state government solar panel permit policy they say punishes citizens for solving a problem the government created.

Lagos-based Kore Solar has been named Nigeria’s outstanding solar energy solutions firm by the National Association of Polytechnic Students at a Lagos ceremony.

KEY POINTS The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has achieved a major milestone by increasing its crude oil processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), following a successful performance …

KEY POINTS British multinational oil company Shell is facing fresh scrutiny after internal documents revealed it continued operating a key oil pipeline in Nigeria despite being aware it was causing …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s power utility Eskom will take over electricity billing and maintenance functions in three municipalities; Maluti-a-Phofung, Emfuleni, and Merafong, following the signing of Distribution Agency Agreements (DAAs). …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s energy regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, Nersa, has begun two major consultation processes that are expected to reshape how electricity is priced and …

Kenya’s government has pulled the plug on a proposed electricity tariff hike, keeping current rates unchanged for millions of households, businesses and industries.

A Gambian civil society group has given the government and NAWEC until June 19 to fix the country’s worsening power crisis or face mass protests.

Ghana has launched a $182 million energy efficiency plan to cut power waste in public institutions and generate GH¢2.57 billion in electricity savings.

Nigeria’s oil regulator has confirmed a fresh licensing round for Q3 2026, backed by presidential approval and rising investor confidence in the upstream sector.