Entries by AllAfrica News: Petroleum

Nigeria: School Resumption – Nigerian Parents Battle Rising Costs Amid Petrol Price Hike

[Vanguard] As schools across Nigeria have resumed for a new academic session, many parents are under the financial strain occasioned by the hike in the price of petrol. Therefore, many parents are struggling to cope with the escalating cost of education.

Nigeria: How Dangote’s Petrol Dashed Nigerians’ Hopes

[Daily Trust] The ongoing conflict between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery on the pricing of petroleum products, has led to widespread disillusionment among Nigerians.

Nigeria: Deploy 3 Percent Community Trust Fund in Curbing Pipelines Vandalism – Stakeholders

[Daily Trust] Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have urged the host communities to leverage on the 3 per cent community trust fund provided by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to prevent pipeline vandalism and ensure security of the critical inf...

Nigeria: Oil-Rich Nations Launch ‘Pushback’ Against Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

[This Day] Oil-rich nations are making a concerted effort to slow progress on a landmark UN climate agreement to end the use of fossil fuels, according to western nations taking part in global climate change talks.

Nigeria: Nigeria Advances Towards Meeting 2024 Oil Budget Benchmark, Misses Target By 210,000bpd

[This Day] Abuja -- Although the country in August produced its second highest crude oil volume since January, it is still missing the 2024 budget benchmark of 1.78 million barrels per day by as much as 210,000 bpd, a THISDAY analysis of available data...

South Africa: Meet SA’s New Petroleum Company

[SAnews.gov.za] A policy statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa has today resulted in the formation of a new state-owned petroleum company, the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC).

Nigeria: Ajaero, DSS and Fuel Price Hike

[Vanguard] The Time the Department of State Services Released Nigeria Labour Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, On the Evening of September 9, He Had Become Contrite, Remorseful and Perhaps Ashamed of His Uninformed Action. the Labour Leader Was I...

Nigeria: Hope Confiscated or Promise Deferred? Redeeming the Niger Delta

[Vanguard] Nothing puts in more stark relief the squandering of Nigeria's fortunes than the state of development of other oil-endowed climes like the Gulf states vis-a-vis the utter despoliation of our oil-rich Niger Delta.