Analysts have said that Nigeria’s power sector has been one of the weak links in the infrastructure chain of the Nigerian economy, and for it to deliver the expected results, it must undergo fundamental restructuring. Such changes must range from…
Despite passing the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and a host of ongoing reforms, the hiccups in the oil and gas industry are yet to abate and have plunged oil production to a record low in the past two years. In…
By November 7, it will be three years since the contractor handling the 40megawatts Dadin-Kowa hydropower plant project in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State announced it was ready for commissioning. Three years after, Daily Trust Saturday visited the…
As Nigeria braces for the shocks of divestments of oil assets held by International Oil Companies (IOCs), there are mixed concerns that the decision could worsen oil exploration, or in a fit of hope, spur more exploration activities by indigenous…
Many residents in Kano are increasingly resorting to traditional ways of cooking, owing to the rising cost of cooking gas, a development that has negative consequences to the environment. Daily Trust on Sunday reports. Charcoal and wood fuel or firewood…
As Nigerians express high hopes of having a national grid that can deliver 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2023, the incessant vandalism of power transmission infrastructure could hamper this target. In this piece, Daily Trust on Sunday chronicles cases…
The coal mining communities of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State have for decades remained an investors’ delight. The mining communities in Ojoku district are located in a lush vegetation that splashes its green colour in a vast open…
For years, the 3,050 megawatts (MW) Mambilla hydropower project was only on paper until December 2020 when physical surveys began. But all that has ended as the latest update indicates that surveyors, who have not been paid, have left the…
After about 50 years, the country is yet to establish a stable iron and steel sector despite the huge investment of over $ 7 billion already expended on steel development, a document from the Raw Material Research Development Council has…
The N12.05 trillion spent by the federal government on maintenance and rehabilitation of refineries, as well as fuel subsidy in seven years, is more than enough to build a brand new 650,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) refinery and another…
