Oil Pollution Threatens Nigeria’s Sustainability Goals
Communication experts have warned that oil pollution, flooding and other environmental challenges continue to threaten Nigeria’s sustainability goals, urging oil companies to engage more effectively with host communities. The experts, Prof Abdullahi Bashir and Prof Angela Nwammuo, spoke in separate presentations at the second NNPC Foundation Symposium on Energy and Environmental Communication, held recently at […]
Africa Fish Consumption at Risk Despite Global Growth
Global fisheries and aquaculture production reached a historic high of 235 million tonnes in 2024, underscoring the growing role of aquatic foods in feeding the world’s population, even as Africa faces persistent challenges in access, production and sustainability. This was disclosed in the latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report launched on Tuesday by […]
NAMA Pension Arrears: Over 1,000 Retirees Seek FG Interventi
Over 1,000 retirees of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency are still awaiting their pension benefits years after exiting service, as they decry the prolonged delay and urge the Federal Government to urgently intervene. Former Director of Air Traffic Services at NAMA and Chairman of the NAMA Pensioners Association, Stephen Olopha, has appealed to President Bola […]
NCC, KPMG Begin Major Telecom Pricing Review in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission, working with consultancy KPMG, has begun a comprehensive review of telecom interconnection pricing, the first major reassessment of the sector’s tariff framework in nearly a decade. The exercise, kicked off in Lagos at a mobile termination rate stakeholder forum on Tuesday, brought regulators, operators and industry participants into a structured process […]
NCC begins telecom pricing review after eight years
The Nigerian Communications Commission, working with consultancy KPMG, has begun a comprehensive review of telecom interconnection pricing, the first major reassessment of the sector’s tariff framework in nearly a decade. The exercise, kicked off in Lagos at a mobile termination rate stakeholder forum on Tuesday, brought regulators, operators and industry participants into a structured process […]
Nigeria Gas Production Rises Amidst Growing Domestic Demand
Nigeria’s daily natural gas production rose to 7.93 billion standard cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in May 2026, driven by increased domestic demand and the growing contribution of non-associated gas production, fresh industry data has shown. The data revealed that gas production rose to 7.93bcf/d in May 2026, representing a 0.63 per cent year-on-year increase […]
Oil Firms Urged to Face Legal Accountability in Nigeria
A Nigerian legal scholar based in the United Kingdom, Godwin Daramola, has called for stricter environmental regulations and legally enforceable sustainability obligations for oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria, arguing that voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives have failed to resolve longstanding challenges in host communities. Daramola, a doctoral researcher and teaching fellow in law […]