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Engr. Joseph Nwakwue & Professor Omowumi O. Iledare Preamble: On the 16th of August 2021, the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (PIA) was signed into law by the then President Muhammadu Buhari. The PIA makes sweeping and…
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Professor Omowumi O Iladare PREAMBLE: There is no doubt, the removal of petroleum subsidy in Nigeria is burdensome. However, empirical evidence suggests that the level of petroleum subsidy, representing a great proportion…
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Professor Omowumi O. Iledare 1.0 Preamble: The petroleum downstream market is dominated by refineries. They are the plants that transform crude oil into refined goods. Distillation, cracking, reforming, and blending are examples…
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Ismaila Umaru Lere Despite its net-zero carbon emissions pledge by 2060, the federal government has signalled the return of coal mining in the country. This followed the offering up for sale of five coal blocks in Enugu. …
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Professor Omowumi O. Iledare 1.0 Preamble: Sustainable Energy has, in recent become a major concern for governments and energy policymakers worldwide. There is some degree of uncertainty regarding having undisrupted energy…
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Ismaila Umaru Lere Three years after the launch of Nigeria’s maiden electric car, the sales of product is yet to hit frenzy heights with less than 300 units reportedly being sold. Though industry watchers have recently hinted at a…
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Professor Omowumi O. Iledare Introduction: Mitigating power outages requires a fundamental transforvmation of socio-technical systems. What such transformation entails are, nevertheless, disputed, with diverse theoretical…
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Hasan Hafidh I have written many articles about the US-led war against Iraq that was launched 20 years ago. On the 20th anniversary of this war, I want to remember those hard days that me and my family passed through as I was a…
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Ismaila Umaru Lere As Nigeria glides into the elections season with expectations of conducting credible polls and attaining a peaceful transition of power at national and subnational levels, the world’s…
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Professor Omowumi O. Iledar Preamble: That the current state of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria is wobbly is not conjectural.  Neither is there any doubt that the impact of the industry on the overall economy of Nigeria leaves…
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