The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has launched a ₦2.27 trillion National Cylinder Recirculation Programme (NCRP), targeting at least 43 million certified liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders nationwide to tackle the circulation of expired, damaged and substandard gas cylinders in the country.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has revised Nigeria’s gas transportation code to widen pipeline access for shippers, reduce avoidable losses and strengthen the framework for domestic and cross-border gas trade.
At the January 2026 launch of the Gas Master Plan in Abuja, NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Ojulari, said the investments could expand demand for Nigerian pipeline contractors, fabrication companies, gas-processing equipment suppliers, engineering consultants, maintenance providers and technical workers.
Shell has taken another major step in the restructuring of its decades-old Nigerian operations, agreeing to sell its entire interest in its domestic gas distribution business, Shell Nigeria Gas Group (SNG), to indigenous energy company, Vaaris Energy Limited.
South Africa will prioritise 9.6 gigawatts of battery storage and gas-fired power, putting the ability to deliver electricity when needed ahead of another round of wind and solar procurement.
On September 10, Seplat Energy’s shares rose by the maximum daily limit of 10 per cent, helping the NGX recover from two consecutive sessions of losses. The rally was significant enough to help lift the wider market and restore about N100.5 billion to investors’ wealth.
Africa Gas Transport Company Limited (AfricaGTC), backed by Dutch clean-energy company, Energy Ventures B.V., is set to harness flared gas in Nigeria, which has long posed environmental and economic challenges, into a useful resource.
Dangote Industries is set to take another step into East Africa, with plans for a 1,000-megawatt liquefied natural gas power plant in Kenya that could be supplied with gas from neighbouring Tanzania.
The decline reversed much of the strong earnings improvement recorded between March and June, when monthly profit rose from N276 billion to N481 billion in April, N462 billion in May and N535 billion in June.
June 23 (THEWILL) — Nigeria imported 16,642.66 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, within the first 19 days of June 2026 as the Federal Government moved to address supply shortages and curb rising...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
