Biofuels Energy & Alternatives Opinion

Should we use biofuels as a substitute for conventional energy sources?

Biofuels have been frequently proposed as a solution as people are beginning to look towards alternate energy sources. What precisely are biofuels then? What distinguishes them from fossil fuels? How do they get made? And do they offer a long-term remedy to the global energy crisis? These are some of the questions that will run […]

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Opinion

Why is the Price of Cooking Gas in Nigeria Rising?

Everywhere you go, people are complaining about it, people are not happy. The issue is the cost of cooking gas in the country. The question on people’s lips is, ‘why is the price of cooking gas in Nigeria rising?’ Judging by current production volume, Nigeria is the world’s 11th largest producer of crude oil. It […]

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Oil & Gas Opinion

Should Offshore Drilling be Banned?

Numerous individuals have recently reexamined how safe the environmentally damaging practice of drilling offshore is as a result of recent maritime tragedies associated with oil spills. Many oil firms continue to insist that drilling offshore is secure despite fires, explosions, leaks and significant pollution. Concurrently, environmental organizations and the impacted marine communities push for an […]

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Africa Markets Oil & Gas Opinion

Is Nigeria’s Crude Oil really cursed?

Opinion – Nigeria’s crude oil was reportedly first discovered in Oloibiri in the Niger Delta region of the country in 1956. This commercial discovery of oil in Nigeria brought to an end over fifty (50) years of failed oil exploration and ushered Nigeria into the comity of oil producing nations and with the successful discovery and […]

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