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Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal – Ondo Government Unfolds Palliative Package
[Premium Times] The state government will provide free rides on shuttle buses, abolish hospital registration, consultation fees
Nigeria: Troops Destroy 36 Illegal Refining Sites, Apprehend 22 Suspects
[Premium Times] Troops arrested some suspected IPOB members during a raid on their camps in South-east Nigeria.
Nigeria: Oil Spill – Rivers Assembly Orders Shell to Clean Up Communities
[Premium Times] "The 10th assembly will not fold its arm to watch Rivers people suffer as a result of operational negligence of any company in the state."
Rwanda: Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority Announces New Fuel Pump Prices
[New Times] Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on Wednesday, August 2, announced an increase in prices for petrol, citing the adjustments in the global oil market.
Nigeria: We Have No Control Over Fuel Price, Forex, CBN Tells Reps
[Leadership] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday told the House of Representatives that it lacks control over the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as fuel, and the foreign exchange rate between the naira and dollar.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Protest – Nigerian Govt Files Contempt Suit Against Labour Leaders
[Premium Times] The move, launched at the National Industrial Court in Abuja, seeks to have the labour leaders jailed for their alleged disobedience to the court's order.
Nigeria: Subsidy – We Do Not Have Control Over Price of PMs or Dollar – Central Bank
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, says it has little or no control over the price of either Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or the dollar.
Namibia: Oil Drilling Threatens the Okavango River Basin, Putting Water in Namibia and Botswana At Risk
[The Conversation Africa] The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the Cubango Okavango River Basin, in an area covering 34,000km².
Nigeria: NNPCL Announces Plan to Sustain Nigeria Gas Development Projects
[Premium Times] Mr Kyari said the nation has also seen the emergence of the incorporation of the national oil company from NNPC to NNPC Limited.
Africa: TotalEnergies Announces €4.5 Billion Quarterly Profits While Remaining a Top Buyer of Russian Liquified Gas #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Global Witness] 27 July 2023, London - French energy giant TotalEnergies today announced €10.4 billion ($11.5 billion) in profits so far in 2023, and the company continues its trade buying Russian liquified gas. New Global Witness analysis of records from data firm Kpler shows Total is the biggest non-Russian buyer of liquified gas from the country.