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By Great Ukazim, Founder, Beingsphere International A few years ago, while moving offices, a colleague pointed to a sturdy table and suggested that it be left behind. Buying a new one, he argued, would be cheaper than transporting the existing table to the new office. Then came a simple question: If that table were yours, sitting in your own house, would you leave it behind? His answer was immediate: “No. But it isn’t mine.” The table had not changed. Its quality had not changed. Its usefulness had not changed. The only thing that changed was the person’s relationship with it.…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The ambitious African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project has recorded a major breakthrough following the signing of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) by Heads of State of ECOWAS member countries. The agreement was signed during the regional bloc’s summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone, marking a significant step towards the implementation of the multi-billion-dollar regional gas pipeline project. The AAGP is designed to unlock West Africa’s abundant natural gas resources, deepen regional energy integration and establish a strategic energy corridor linking West Africa, the Sahel, Morocco and Europe. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Chief…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja  The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a US$200 million global revolving dual-tranche facility for Shoreline Power Company Limited and its co-borrowers, including Arkad SpA, an Italian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor majority-owned by Nigeria’s Shoreline Group. The facility will support Arkad’s 44 per cent contractual share in the US$980 million Hassi Bir Rekaiz (HBR) Field Development Phase 2a project in Algeria. Approved in June 2026, the financing will enable Arkad to execute its obligations under the landmark EPC contract awarded by Groupement Hassi Bir Rekaiz (GHBR), a joint venture between Algeria’s Sonatrach, Thailand’s PTTEP…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja Nigeria has launched a high-level Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme aimed at decarbonising the country’s aviation sector and positioning it as a leading SAF production hub in Africa. The initiative was unveiled in Abuja with the inauguration of the National High-Level Sustainable Aviation Fuel Steering Committee, the presentation of the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feasibility Study and the commencement of an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)-supported Sustainable Aviation Fuel Business Implementation Study. The landmark event, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, was organised by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in collaboration with…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja  The race for the acquisition of 50 oil and gas blocks across Nigeria will formally enter a decisive phase on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) hosts its Commercial Bid Conference in Abuja. The conference, scheduled to hold at the Conference Centre of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, is expected to bring together 143 companies that successfully scaled the prequalification stage of the 2025 Licensing Round. The NUPRC, in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, said the invited companies would participate in the…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Minister of Power have called for greater harmonisation of regulatory and operational activities in Nigeria’s electricity market to improve power supply and accelerate reforms across the sector. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop held in Abuja on July 14, 2026, the Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe, stressed the need for stronger collaboration between federal and state institutions following the decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The workshop, themed “Legal, Policy and Regulatory Harmonisation between Federal and State Institutions on the Decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Supply…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja African civil society leaders, regulators, financial institutions and development partners have called for a more balanced implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) regulations, warning that excessive compliance measures are restricting the work of legitimate non-profit organisations (NPOs) across the continent. The call was made at the closing ceremony of the week-long 3rd Africa High-Level Civil Society AML/CFT Conference 2026, held in Abuja under the theme: “Implementing FATF Recommendation 8 Correctly: Practices, Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Reform.” Delivering the Ford Foundation’s goodwill message, Dr. Chi-Chi Aniagolu, Regional Director for Ford Foundation, stressed the importance…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has commenced a 12-month specialised training programme for 300 young Nigerians to prepare them for careers in the oil and gas industry. The NCDMB–Renaissance Oil and Gas Field Readiness Training Programme is designed to equip participants with industry-relevant skills in mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineering, as well as other critical areas of energy operations. The programme comprises three months of classroom-based learning and nine months of on-the-job training with partner service companies in the oil and gas sector. Of the…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commissioned a new 60MVA, 132/33kV Mobile Power Transformer at its Damaturu 132/33kV Transmission Substation, significantly boosting electricity transmission capacity across parts of Yobe State. The transformer was successfully energised at 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2026, increasing the substation’s transformation capacity from 120MVA to 180MVA. According to TCN, the additional transformer will improve operational flexibility and reliability, provide redundancy during maintenance and unexpected outages, and enable the substation to meet growing electricity demand in the state. The upgrade is expected to make more bulk electricity available to the…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja Residents and businesses in Bauchi, Gombe, Yola and surrounding communities should prepare for a temporary power outage as the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has announced a planned shutdown of the Jos–Bauchi–Gombe 330kV transmission line. According to a statement issued by NISO Management on July 17, 2026, the outage will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, and end at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2026. The planned shutdown will allow the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to connect the Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) on the 330kV transmission line as part of ongoing…