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KEY POINTS Egypt has launched a week-long promotional campaign in Nigeria as it seeks to attract more Nigerian students to its universities and expand its education services across Africa. The …

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has set the first quarter of 2027 as the new deadline for completing its proposed 10-storey headquarters, known as The Barrel, …

KEY POINTS The debate over Nigeria’s continued importation of refined petroleum products has intensified, with Dangote Refinery and petroleum marketers taking opposing positions on whether imports should continue despite the …

Dangote Refinery has warned it may raise petrol exports as imports supplied about 43 percent of Nigeria’s petrol in July, complicating supply planning.

KEY POINTS Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has raised concerns about the continued importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, despite the growing capacity of domestic refineries …

KEY POINTS The Ogoni Dialogue Committee, ODC, has denied allegations that it influenced the selection of 40 Ogoni people recently offered employment opportunities by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s mining companies are rapidly increasing their investment in renewable energy as they seek to reduce dependence on the country’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom, lower operating costs …

KEY POINTS ExxonMobil has resumed oil production at its Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Guyana after a small fire temporarily halted operations. The incident triggered …

Sinopec chairman Hou Qijun has launched a sweeping overhaul at the world’s largest refiner, splitting it into four profit centres as fuel demand slides.

KEY POINTS South Africa’s only nuclear power station, Koeberg Nuclear Power Station near Cape Town, has been forced to reduce electricity generation after a large buildup of dead sardines blocked …