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Heritage Energy targets 100,000bpd oil production

Heritage Energy says it plans to raise daily crude production from 45,000 barrels per day to 100,000 bpd in 2030. Heritage is the operator of OML 30 on behalf of Shoreline Natural Resources and NNPC Exploration and Production Limited. The leadership of the company disclosed its future plans when it recently visited the Executive Secretary...
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Lagos to train women entrepreneurs in growth strategies

The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to empower women entrepreneurs in digital and financial growth strategies to commemorate International Women’s Day 2025. The event tagged, “Empowering Women, Elevating Businesses: Digital & Financial Strategies for Growth”, is scheduled to be held on March 12, 2025, at the Women Development Centre, Agege, Lagos. The event will...
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Address overlapping laws in gas sector, NGA tells govt

The Nigerian Gas Association has called for urgent reforms to address what it called overlapping laws and regulations in the gas sector, saying this has continued to increase the cost of doing business in the sector. The president of the association, Mr. Akachukwu Nwokedi, made this call during the recent NIES 2025. While commending the...
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FG approves modular refinery for Abia

The Federal Government has approved a modular refinery for Abia State. Disclosing this on Tuesday in Ukwa West Local Government Area on the occasion of the official flag-off of the reconstruction of the 11.1km Obehie – Umudobia – Owaza road, the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, said the modular refinery will be cited inside the...
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Workers petition govt as NRC sells staff quarters

Staff members working with the Nigeria Railway Cooperation in Kano have petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, over the alleged sale of their quarters by the management of the corporation’s business arm, the Nigerian Railway Properties Ltd. The staffers claimed that the NRP converted the staff quarters for private use after dislodging the...
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Oil sector reforms attracted $17bn investments – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has revealed that reforms in the oil and gas sector, driven by the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and Executive Orders issued by President Bola Tinubu, attracted about $17bn in foreign investment in 2024. The Executive Vice President of Upstream, Udy Ntia, disclosed this during an investor...
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Reps pass Nigerian Insurance Reform Act

The House of Representatives on Wednesday enacted the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act, 2024, to provide for a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for insurance business in Nigeria. The new Act repealed the Insurance Act, Cap 117, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004; the Marine Insurance Act, Cap M3, Laws of the Federation of...
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AfDB, IITA sign €5m deal to boost agriculture

The African Development Bank Group has signed an agreement with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to finance Phase II of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation programme. The TAAT programme is a core component of the AfDB’s Feed Africa Strategy, aimed at enhancing food security by increasing the productivity of smallholder farmers. Its objective...
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