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Oyo Windstorm: 20 Communities in Darkness

27.06.2025
No fewer than 20 communities in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have been plunged into darkness following a windstorm that damaged electricity infrastructure along the Gbagi-Olubadan Estate axis on New Ife Express Road. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, in a statement on Wednesday, said the incident affected several critical feeders, including the Alakia 33 kV,...
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Oil Licence Extension: NUPRC Demands $5,000 Fee

26.06.2025
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has written to holders of over 40 Petroleum Prospecting Licences, informing them of their PPL tenure expiration and the conditions for extension. According to the NUPRC, any holder who wishes to apply for an extension must pay $5,000 as an application fee. The PUNCH had reported earlier that the...
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Tranos Expands Manufacturing with New Facility in Nigeria

26.06.2025
Engineering and manufacturing firm Tranos has commenced the construction of a production facility in Mowe, Ogun State, which it says reinforces its commitment to Africa’s industrial growth and Nigeria’s energy and infrastructure ambitions. Chief Executive Officer, Jude Abalaka, described the groundbreaking as a major step towards industrial innovation on the continent. In a statement, he...
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Lubricant Import Policy Sparks Clash in Nigeria

26.06.2025
A fresh row has erupted between the Federal Government and lubricant manufacturers over the issuance of import permits to bridge the country’s 60 per cent supply shortfall in the lubricant market. At the centre of the dispute is a new policy direction championed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, which industry operators...
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1,346 Women Rewarded at Grooming Splash 2

26.06.2025
Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre says it rewarded 1,346 of its members with business support items during the 14th edition of its annual Grooming Splash event held in Lagos recently. The Chief Executive Officer, Dr Godwin Nwabunka, said in a statement that the initiative reflected the centre’s ongoing commitment to rewarding hard work and...
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SEC’s Urgent Call to Action

26.06.2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission has called on Nigerians to harness the country’s demographic dividend to drive financial inclusion and economic growth by 2030. Demographic dividend refers to the growth in an economy that results from a change in the age structure of a country’s population. The Director-General of the SEC, Emomotimi Agama, made the...
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Affordable Clean Energy for All

26.06.2025
CLASP and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet have announced a $6.1m expansion of the Productive Use Financing Facility to reduce the cost of acquiring energy-efficient income-generating appliances across Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The initiative, which directly addresses high appliance costs that have kept many businesses and households locked out of the clean...
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Abia Govt Takes Over Electricity Regulation

26.06.2025
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says it has transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Abia State to the Abia State Electricity Regulatory Authority. According to an order released on Wednesday on its social media handles, the commission said this complied with the Electricity Act 2023. “In compliance with the amended Constitution of the...
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Axxela Expands Gas Pipeline Network in Rivers State

26.06.2025
Axxela Limited’s Central Horizon Gas Company Limited says it has recently inaugurated an additional 5.1 km natural gas pipeline infrastructure as part of its strategic expansion to better serve the growing energy demands of customers in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The company said this development underscored Axxela’s commitment to delivering cleaner, more reliable,...
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