The Committee of Ministers for the West African Gas Pipeline Project met in Abuja on Friday, reaffirming its central role in West Africa’s regional energy agenda. The meeting brought together ministers and high-level representatives from Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana, alongside officials from ECOWAS, the West African Gas Pipeline...
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Federal government has taken a step further to address the persistent challenge of gas supply to power generation plants with the inauguration of gas-to-power monitoring committee. A statement by the special Adviser on strategic communications and media relations to the Minister of Power, Bolaji Tunji noted that gas-fired plants,...
Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has attributed Nigeria’s declining electricity generation to acute gas supply shortages affecting thermal power stations across the country. In a press release issued by its management, NISO disclosed that the nation’s current average available power generation stands at about 4,300 megawatts, largely due to...
Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited (SNG) is expanding its operations in Ogun State with an agreement to provide gas to SG Industrial FZE, a leading steel company in the Guandong industrial zone in the State. The agreement adds to a growing list of clients for SNG...
LAGOS, [November 11, 2025] In a major push for environmental sustainability, the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) are set to collaborate with ITREALMS Media on the 2025 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue. This crucial partnership addresses Nigeria’s escalating electronic waste (e-waste) challenge, which...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Forum of State Presidents has voiced strong criticism against the Federal Government for leaving out the Southeast from the country’s major gas pipeline projects. At a press conference in Awka on Saturday, the forum, through its Rivers State President, Mr. Livingstone Wechie, demanded immediate federal investment...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – A non-governmental organisation (NGO),known as the Centre for Community Law (CfCL), has dragged the Nigerian Government before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) for “failure to enforce the prohibition of gas flaring and gas emissions… in violation of its international obligations under the human rights...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – In a strategic push to strengthen its footprint in Nigeria’s gas marketing and distribution value chain, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) has signed a Natural Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with CCETC Suk Power Limited, enabling the delivery of up to 44 MMscf/d...
Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has identified development of infrastructure and regulatory and fiscal stability as key drivers for the development of Nigeria’s gas resources. “Major investments are required to develop large scale infrastructure along the gas value chain (pipelines, gas processing plants, gas distribution...
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported an increase in the average price of cooking gas in Nigeria. According to the NBS’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch” for May 2025, the average price of a 5kg cooking gas cylinder rose to N8,167.43, representing a 3.57% increase from N7,885.60 in April....
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled a gas-centric transition strategy aimed at eliminating routine flaring by 2030 and reducing methane emissions by 60% by 2031. According to NUPRC Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, this strategy will not only reduce emissions but also create thousands of green jobs by...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project, has successfully crossed the River Niger using the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) special technique. This milestone marks a significant achievement in the 614km natural gas pipeline project designed to transport gas for power generation,...
By MBAFAN ADE – The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued licenses to JEX Market to establish and operate a Gas Clearing House and Settlement Authorization Platform. Described by stakeholders as one of the most strategic...
Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), last week engaged more than 100 gas off takers in the Agbara Ota industrial zone in Ogun State on ways of consolidating the gains from the supply of gas to the businesses. Set up in 1998 as a fully Shell-owned...