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NJ Ayuk The African Energy Chamber (AEC) – the voice of the African energy sector – will host a reception in London on 11 July 2024. Serving as a prelude to the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking…
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Ismaila Umaru Lere In a decisive move to address the pressing environmental challenges of desertification and land degradation, the Kaduna State Government has launched an ambitious project to plant 10 million trees across the…
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Ismaila Umaru Lere Recently, President Bola Tinubu banned members of his cabinet from purchasing petrol dependent vehicles, directing the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries,…
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Perenco By NJ Ayuk On Feb. 6, 2024, the Anglo-French oil and gas company Perenco announced that it had appointed a new CEO to replace the incumbent Benoît de la Fouchardière, who has served in this capacity for the last eight years.…
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By Ismaila Umaru Lere Seven northwestern states in Nigeria recently signed the Kano Declaration on Climate Change and Environment to address the climate crisis in the region. The representatives of the states of Jigawa, Kaduna,…
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By NJ Ayuk For Africa to move forward and grow its natural gas output, a two-pronged approach is required: Gas producers must continue to pump from existing fields while countries with new discoveries must get these undeveloped…
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By NJ Ayuk On Sunday morning, February 5, many of us woke to the news of the tragic passing of Namibian President Hage Geingob. The death of this great man and remarkable leader is a tremendous loss. The African Energy Chamber…
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I was astonished and vexed by a recent report disturbingly suggesting that human breathing contributes to global warming and that the methane and nitrous oxide found in human exhalations are worse for the environment than carbon…
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By NJ Ayuk Africa represents the final frontier when it comes to energy. The continent has over 125 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, as well as abundant solar, wind and hydropower…
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Are we now seeing the beginning of the end of fossil fuels? Not everyone agrees. Some of the biggest oil producers in the world have publicly stated that oil demand – and emissions – show no sign of falling despite claims by climate…
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