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  • An Asset that has remained Under-Commercialized: The Story of Nigeria’s Natural Gas Resource

    • October 4, 2023
    • Posted by: Precious David
    • Category: Blog, CSO, Gas, Oil, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws, PIB, PIG, PIGB, Policy, Roundtable, Uncategorized
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    An asset that has remained under-commercialized: The story of Nigeria’s Natural Gas Resource – Oghenegare Eyankware, a mentee with AfriTAL According to experts, Nigeria is a nation where crude oil exists as “pockets” in a large reservoir of natural gas, highlighting the nation has a highly natural gas-endowed zone. Substantiating this is the recent report

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  • Communiqué issued at the end of the policy dialogue on Nigeria’s Gas Plan

    • October 4, 2023
    • Posted by: Precious David
    • Category: Blog, CSO, Gas, Oil, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws, PIB, PIG, PIGB, Policy, Roundtable, Uncategorized
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    Background In 2021, Nigeria declared the decade of gas to illustrate its commitment to gas expansion to drive the nation’s economic growth and its ambition to deepen natural gas production and utilization in Nigeria. The Decade of Gas Policy from 2021 to 2030 provides the framework for that ambition. However, unlike its predecessors, that policy

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  • The Decade of Gas Action Plan Dialogue

    • August 15, 2023
    • Posted by: Precious David
    • Category: Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws
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    My duty here today is a simple but also a tricky one. It is to welcome our esteemed guests to this policy dialogue on Nigeria’s gas plans and set the tone for the dialogue. The simple task is to, on behalf of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and the West African Climate Foundation., I

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  • AFRICAN INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

    • July 21, 2020
    • Posted by: Precious David
    • Category: Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws
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    PERSONALITY CLASH AMONG TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PARTS OF THE FORCES HINDERING CORRUPTION FLIGHT IN NIGERIA. THIS REVELATION IS COMING FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, LOUIS OGBEIFUN WHILE REACTING TO CURRENT ALLEGATIONS AND COUNTER ACCUSATIONS IN THE NDDC. THE

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  • PIB: Stakeholders Push for Speedy Passage of Bill into Law

    • July 21, 2020
    • Posted by: Precious David
    • Category: Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws, PIB
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    Stakeholders at the 4th Save Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Industry Engagement has asked Nigeria’s National Assembly to swiftly ensure the passage of the Petroleum Industry Government Bill (PIGB). They also urged the assembly to consult stakeholders before passing the Petroleum Industrial Bill into law. This was part of the resolutions made by the participants a

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  • AfriTAL MEDIA AND CSOs GAS FLARE TRAINING

    • May 8, 2020
    • Posted by: Precious David
    • Category: Gas, Oil and Gas Laws
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  • Civil Society Organizations & Media Coalition meet in Lagos as a follow up on the recently approved Oil and Gas Policy

    • May 14, 2018
    • Posted by: acjered
    • Category: CSO, Gas, Oil, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws, Roundtable
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    Recall that in April 2018, a coalition of Civil Society and Media groups stormed PortHarcourt to brainstorm on the recently approved Oil and Gas policies which resulted in the development of an advocacy road map with timelines and measurable outcomes. In the same vein, the coalition moved base to Lagos in line with the initial

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  • OUTCOME OF THE STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONs/MEDIA ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S APPROVED OIL AND GAS POLICIES HELD ON 20th – 21st MARCH 2018 IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE

    • April 12, 2018
    • Posted by: acjered
    • Category: Blog, CSO, Gas, Oil, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws, Policy, Roundtable
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    In June and July 2017, the Federal Executive Council approved the National Gas Policy and the National Petroleum Policy (NPP) respectively. These policies incorporated some broad-based economic growth and efficiency considerations. In addition, the two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). It is also anticipated that the fiscal

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  • Labour and Stakeholders brainstorm new National Oil & Gas policy

    • April 12, 2018
    • Posted by: acjered
    • Category: CSO, Gas, Oil, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Laws, Policy, Roundtable
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    IT was a gathering of labour leaders, civil society groups among other stakeholders, at the ancient city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to x-ray the new national oil and gas policy of the Federal Government, FG. The workshop facilitated by Dr Brown Loius Ogbeifun, Chief Executive Officer, African Initiative for Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility Leadership,

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