Spotlight | Nigeria
The deal behind Timipre Sylva's support for oil minister Heineken Lokpobiri

Nigeria
Seven-strong ministerial delegation accompanying Tinubu to Netherlands

The Nigerian Head of State is making a trip of several days to the Netherlands at the invitation of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte. He will be accompanied by a delegation of seven ministers.

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Nigeria
ExxonMobil mulls floating unit for Owowo offshore

The US major is considering using an FPSO at the Owowo field, but Nigeria's increasingly stringent local content requirements could hobble this option.

Nigeria
Nigeria's oil delta favoured by first Tinubu budget

At 346bn naira (€349m), Nigeria’s 2024 budget is giving major resources to the ministry of the Niger Delta, the region in which almost all of the country’s oil reserves are concentrated.

Nigeria
Nigerian oil and gas ministers skip Africa Energy Week

Neither the minister of state for petroleum resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, nor his counterpart for gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, actually travelled to South Africa for Africa Energy Week.

Nigeria
EU high representative Borrell expected for ninth Business Forum in Abuja

The date for the ninth EU-Nigeria Business Forum, this year in Abuja, is still waiting on confirmation that EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, can attend.

Nigeria
Blocks 321 and 323: KNOC and Abuja gear up for battle before ICSID

Nigeria and Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) have each picked an arbitrator to represent them before ICSID in the long-running dispute over the OLP 321 and 323 oil fields.

Nigeria
Tinubu chooses multiple companies to end gas flaring

Often singled out for the amount of gas it flares, Nigeria is taking another big step forwards in the process it began eight years ago to put an end to this practice.

Nigeria
Ex-MEND leader Tompolo struggles to curtail oil theft

Efforts to prevent oil theft in the Niger Delta are exasperating the illegal traders, who have been funnelling money into local politics. In the run-up to the February elections, the ruling party has been forced to reign in its local representative, former MEND member Tompolo.