IEA
18 Dec
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history.
12 Dec
Oil supply is set to outpace global demand next year even as OPEC+ members extended cuts in efforts to prop up prices, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.
6 Dec
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected a shift in global energy consumption patterns, with electricity demand expected to grow six times faster than overall energy demand over the next ten years. The projection was made by the Executive Director of IEA, Dr Fatih Birol, at the global conference on Energy and Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
24 Oct
The Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey 2024 has revealed that about 85 per cent of Nigerian households use an estimated billing system, while only 15 per cent have prepaid meters.
13 Aug
Global oil demand growth slowed in the second quarter of the year, primarily due to softer construction and industrial activity in China, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. "Demand is set to rise by less than 1 mbd (million barrels per day) in both 2024 and 2025," said the IEA in its monthly oil report.…
14 Jun
The progress recorded in bridging energy access has been reversed for the first time in a decade as the rising population
17 May
Nigeria and countries in Africa bear the major brunt as 2.3 billion people lack access to clean cooking facilities globally just as millions of households rely on traditional and inefficient cooking methods such as open fires and solid fuels like wood,
13 Mar
Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
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The Benue Government has sealed City Bay Park, belonging to Rep. Asema Achado (APC/Gwer East/Gwer West), for non-payment of prescribed tax. Achado confirmed the sealing of the recreational park to newsmen during a press briefing on Thursday in Makurdi. The lawmaker said that the leisure park and event centre was sealed on December 23 by…
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Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation. Mulino also rejected the possibility of reducing tolls for US vessels in response to Trump's threat to demand control of the vital waterway connecting the…
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Airstrikes by Nigerian military forces targeting suspected jihadists in the northwest Sokoto state killed 10 civilians and injured six others, local officials said Thursday. The strikes were aimed at positions of the Lakurawa jihadist group in a forest in Silame district but instead hit Gidan Bisa and Runtawa, two villages on the edge of…
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Manchester United's miserable season suffered another Boxing Day blow as captain Bruno Fernandes was sent-off in a 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves. Fernandes saw red for the third time this season early in the second half for a second bookable offence. Wolves took full advantage to make it two wins in two games…
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has condoled with his Jigawa counterpart, Gov. Umar Namadi, over the death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab Namadi, who lost his life in a tragic auto crash. The incident occurred after the passing of Hajiya Maryam Namadi, Abdulwahab’s paternal grandmother, on Wednesday. Malam Sunusi Tofa, the governor’s spokesperson in…