The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has denied reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers State, stating that the incident was a flare event that has been fully contained.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC’s chief corpo
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Faith Esifiho
Faith Esifiho is an Energy correspondent at BusinessDay, covering Nigeria's electricity sector, oil and gas industry, and energy policy.
She reports on power outages, electricity tariffs, gas sector reforms, and the broader challenges facing the country's energy transition.
She specializes in data-led reporting and human-angle stories that examine how energy policies affect everyday Nigerians and also tracks trends in the power sector, analyses regulatory changes, and investigates the impact of subsidy reforms and pricing policies.
