Energy and natural resources

Electricity Access: Firm Invests $5m on Mini-Grid in Nigeria

adminSeptember 15, 2026

As part of its efforts to bridge the electricity Access gap in Nigeria, a renewable energy firm, All On has invested USD5 Million in the ongoing PowerGen Renewable Energy Nigeria Limited (PowerGen). PowerGen, a leading renewable energy platform across Africa, with offices in four countries of Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and DRC, operates renewable energy...

Akwa Ibom Moves To Unlock 20-Year Power Transmission Project

adminSeptember 10, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Government has pledged to intervene in unresolved community and compensation issues that have kept the 330kV National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) Lot 18 transmission line unfinished for about two decades. The commitment, according to Governor Umo Eno, is driven by the potential of the Ikot Ekpe-Ikot Abasi transmission project to strengthen electricity...

Dangote Refinery Targets Global Refining Supremacy With 2028 Expansion Plan

adminSeptember 7, 2026

Dangote Group is setting its sights beyond Africa’s refining market, with its Lagos-based petroleum refinery projected to emerge as the world’s largest by 2028. The ambitious target was disclosed by the group’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Aliko Dangote, on Monday at the preliminary signing ceremony for the proposed initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum...