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Chidi Ekpewerechi, is a graduate of Mass Communication, from OSISATECH Polytechnic, Enugu.
He is a seasoned development journalist, with experience spanning over two decades. Chidi is seasoned in the areas of Energy and Finance.

He is a researcher and writer for Orient Energy Review.

NEWS

Africa Economies Shortchanged with Climate Change – AfDB Boss

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 27, 2022 0

President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that African economies are at the great risk with climate changes. Adesina who made the observation last Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the Bank annual…

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The Gambia Breaks Pushes Local Content with Progressive Legislation

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 25, 2022 0

The Gambia is coming up with six blocks under exploration and another licensing round underway, joining Senegal and Mauritania, as the MSGBC region embraces the boom of a revitalized oil and gas industry. A report yesterday by Energy…

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Stage Set for Nigeria’s First Solar-Powered Vehicles in June 2022

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 24, 2022 0

A start-up in Nigeria, led by entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo, has come with the promise to produce electric powered buses locally. The project will enable Nigeria to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are responsible for global…

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‘Annual Investment of $35bn Will Serve 759m People Electricity in Africa’ – Sylva

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 24, 2022 0

Minister of state, petroleum, Mr. Timipre Sylva has said that an annual investment of around $35 billion could bring electricity access to 759 million Africans who currently lack it. He also said that the Sub-Saharan Africa could…

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Kano Gas Explosion: 9 Dead, 10 Injured – NEMA

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 19, 2022 0

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed nine persons died while 10 others were left with serious injuries in a gas explosion that occurred early morning yesterday in the Sabon Gari suburb of Kano state. …

POWER SECTOR

Nigeria to Overcome Power Grid Challenges Soon – Minister

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 19, 2022 0

……….Peak generation of power drops to a 1-month low of 3,599mw Nigeria’s minister of power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, has said that the ministry is working towards a reliable power grid to ensure efficient electricity supply in the country. …

Oil And Gas

President Buhari Unveils the New NNPC Ltd

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 18, 2022 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.) at the company headquarters in Abuja. Last August, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…

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Seplat Unveils Tree Planting Initiative to Combat Climate Change

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 18, 2022 0

.…….. Plans to plant 5m trees in 5 years The Seplat Energy Limited has commenced its `Tree 4 Life Initiative’, programme, which involves a commitment to embark on planting five million trees in five years to mitigate climate change and…

POWER SECTOR

Power: 330/132/33KV Akure Transmission Substation Ready – TCN

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 16, 2022 0

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the completion of the 330kV Akure Transmission Substation in Ondo State. The company also said it is accelerating efforts to complete the 330kV transmission line that would supply power…

POWER SECTOR

Geometric Power Flags of Campaign Against Power Theft in Aba

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 16, 2022 0

Foremost integrated power company, Geometric Power Ltd, has launched a public enlightenment campaign highlighting the dangers of illegal sale and consumption of electric power in Aba and the environs. This is against the backdrop of…

Oil And Gas

Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder as IPMAN Insists on Payment of N500bn Bridging Claims

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 13, 2022 0

…….Tells Nigerians, prepare for worst fuel scarcity ever The question was yet unanswered as at yesterday, ‘Who blinks first,’ as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Nigeria‘s federal government…

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Nigeria Navy Flies Score-Card on the Gulf of Guinea, says Piracy is Degraded

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 13, 2022 0

……..Gulf of Guinea Accounts for 4.5mbd in Africa………From 44 piracy incidents in 2020 to 11 in 2021 Nigeria’s chief of naval staff, Vice Admiral, Awwal Gambo has given the Navy a pat on the back, noting that there has been a marked…

Local Content

NCDMB Hosts Summit on Local Content Midstream, Downstream Operations

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 12, 2022 0

The maiden edition of the Nigerian Content Midstream/Downstream Oil & Gas Stakeholders Summit, hosted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) comes up on May 23 & 24, 2022 at the Lagos Continental Hotel,…

Oil And Gas

Oil Theft: NUPRC Introduces Tracking Scheme, Oil Well Metering

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 12, 2022 0

In the bid to checkmate oil thieves in the country, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has introduced the Advanced Cargo Declaration Regime (ACDR) scheme, a tracking mechanism that would monitor crude oil…

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Aviation Fuel Saga: Airline Operators Free to Import Fuel – NNPC

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 11, 2022 0

……..Says it will not fix price for aviation fuel The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has asked airline operators to request for import license to enable them import aviation fuel for their operations. Stating their…

POWER SECTOR

No New Tariff Increase – NERC

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 10, 2022 0

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has denied reports that it has approved a new regime of electricity price tariff. The Commission also described as wrong the insinuations that it hid the reported increase in power…

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REPP Connects More Over 1million People to Clean Electricity in Africa

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 10, 2022 0

UK-funded Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) has said that it has just achieved a milestone, connecting more than one million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to electricity for the first time. REPP is managed by Camco Clean Energy. …

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Nigeria Supreme Court Decides: Disputed 17 Oil Wells Belong to Rivers, not Imo

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 9, 2022 0

Nigerian Supreme Court, last Friday, declared that the 17 oil wells claimed by the Rivers State government against Imo State belonged to the state (Rivers). Other defendants in the matter are the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and the…

POWER SECTOR

Revealed: How NERC Secretly Increased Electricity Tariff Without Informing Customers

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 9, 2022 0

It has been revealed last weekend that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) secretly approved for six of the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) operating in Nigeria the approval to increase tariff rates,…

POWER SECTOR

COVID-19 May Plunge Millions of Africans into Deeper Energy Crisis – UNDP

Chidi Ekpewerechi May 9, 2022 0

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that over 100 million Africans, who afforded sustainable energy before the COVID-19 outbreak, are most likely going to return to unsustainable resources. The global body said…

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