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Methane (CH4) stands out as the most potent contributor to existing greenhouse gas emissions, contributing around 30 per cent of the rise in global temperatures.

An energy policy development expert, Dr Ayodele Oni, has tasked the Nigerian media with post-subsidy reportage and monitoring for accountability and

The Nigerian government has since 2016 been making repeated promises to end the importation of dirty fuels. In June 2016, members of the Economic Community of West African States convened for a two-day workshop in Abuja. The sole aim was to chart ways to transit into using low sulphur fuels in their respective countries. At the end of the event, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte D’Ivoire agreed to ban the importation of Europe’s dirty fuels, thus limiting sulphur in fuels from 3000ppm t...

6 min read In June 2016, members of the Economic Community of West African States convened for a two-day workshop in Abuja. The sole aim was to chart ways to transit into using low sulphur fuels in their respective countries. At the end of the event, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte D’Ivoire agreed to ban the importation of Europe’s dirty fuels, thus limiting sulphur in fuels from 3000ppm to 50ppm. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said the move would help...

The monies were given for oil and gas supply, Dataphyte found. Oil sales are Nigeria’s largest revenue source, and revenue shortages due to defrayed costs could cause a severe financial burden, including an increase in borrowings. This was evident in the corporation’s financial account, with the posting of a loss of ₦16.3 billion in 2019 while the overall Group reported a ₦20.2 billion loss. In 10 years, it reported a combined loss of ₦474 billion and ₦1.55 trillion, respectively...

Two Nigerian Tribune journalists, Adetola Bademosi, Justice Nwafor and seven others from different media houses across the country have been selected for the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) Natural Resources and Extractives Programme (NAREP) Oil and Gas Media Fellowship. The organisation said out of the 1,429 applications it received from journalists and non-journalists across the country, 17 journalists were shortlisted from which nine participants were finally selec...

The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), through its Natural Resource and Extractive Programme (NAREP), is pleased to invite journalists, media professionals, researchers and analysts in the oil and gas sector to apply for its flagship 2021 media fellowship. NAREP aims to strengthen the capacity of media and civil society to demand transparency and accountability in the extractive sector by enhancing media and civil society collaboration in the reporting of activities in ...