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Nigeria: Troops Destroy 14 Illegal Oil Refining Sites, Nab 14 Suspects in N’delta
[This Day] Port Harcourt -- Troops of the 6 Division, Nigeria Army has arrested 14 suspects for alleged involvement in illegal oil refining in the Niger Delta region.
Nigeria: Marketers Blame Supply Hiccups As Cooking Gas Prices Surge Again
[Leadership] The prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, have surged again across major Nigerian cities, with marketers attributing the hike to persistent supply chain disruptions.
Nigeria: Renowned Energy Professor, Iledare, Wants Nigeria to Curb Oil Export
[This Day] Abuja -- Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Economics, Wumi Iledare, has aligned with the recent view by the Chairman of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Board of Governors, Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, that Nigeria should end the wholesale export of its crude oil.
Namibia: What’s the Hold-Up On Oil and Gas?
[Namibian] The Prospect of of Namibia becoming an oil-producing nation remains a well-covered topic from the country's cafés to its boardrooms.
Nigeria: Army Destroys Illegal Refinery Sites, Arrests 14 Suspects in N/Delta
[Daily Trust] Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 14 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 14 illegal refining hubs and confiscated over 20,205 litres of stolen products across the Niger Delta region.
Africa: All of Africa Today – November 10, 2025
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Nigeria: Govt Must Clear Names of Executed Environmental Activists Ogoni Nine
[AI London] Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government's brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists - the Ogoni Nine - for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty International is calling for their full exoneration. The anniversary coincides with the start of the UN climate talks (COP 30) in Brazil.
South Africa: When Polluters Don’t Pay – Still No Cleanup At South African Oil Refinery That’s Caused Millions in Damage but Was Sold for 6 Cents
[The Conversation Africa] When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on the health of nearby residents from over six decades of crude oil processing. The refinery is in the port city of Durban, on South Africa's east coast.
Nigeria: Avuru Laments Regulator’s Focus On Decommissioning Oil, Gas Assets Against Prioritising Low Cost Production to Raise Output
[This Day] ·Reveals agency listed one attractive asset with 149 wells for decommissioning
Nigeria: NNPC Reiterates 2m Bpd Target By 2027, $60bn in Fresh Investment By 2030
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday reiterated its commitment to a 2 million Barrels Per Day (bpd) oil production by 2027, calling for bold global partnerships and investments to end the phenomenon of energy poverty across Africa.