Work Starts on Ethanol Plant in Ekiti
NIGERIA - Ekiti State could soon become one of the few states in Nigeria producing ethanol on a commercial scale.

University Launches Biodiesel Project
NIGERIA - The University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria is to launch a biofuel production project to produce biodiesel.

Nigerian Firm to Build Cassava Ethanol Refinery
NIGERIA - An indigenous firm, Crown Agro-Allied Industries Limited, has concluded plans to build an integrated cassava ethanol fuel refinery in Ikole, Ekiti State, at an estimated cost of $1...

Wind Farm Proposed for Katsina State
NIGERIA - The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Power has awarded turnkey contracts for the construction of a 10MW Wind Farm power plant in Katsina State.

Nigeria Moves to Solar Power
NIGERIA - Nigeria is moving towards establishing solar power with the issue of licences to three power companies to start generation in the first quarter of next year.

Jatropha: The New Inroad for Nigeria's Biofuel Policy?
NIGERIA - Jatropha Curcas is a plant that has the capability to plan, not only life, but the whole economy. It gives a lot of people employment as a major source of energy production that can...

Call to Invest in Jatropha
NIGERIA - The Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Akwa Ibom state branch, Chief Michael Udo Akpan, has called on farmers in the state to invest more in growing Jatropha from...

Wind Project for Nigerian Manufacturers
NIGERIA - The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is to build a wind turbine power plant for manufacturing industries in Kano.

Nigeria: Global Recognition for Ethanol Project
NIGERIA - With the global oil price declining daily, there are discussions that countries should seek alternatives to oil. A country like Brazil is already leading the way with ethanol while...

Biofuel Deal in Nigeria
NIGERIA - Food for All International (FFAI) and Center for Jatropha Promotion and Biofuels have joined forces to produce biofuels from Jatropha in Nigeria.

Ethanol Plant for Taraba State Nigeria
NIGERIA - The Taraba State government in Nigeria has signed an agreement with Chinese company, A-Dinota Ventures Ltd, to build a $115 million ethanol factory in the state.

Lagos to Invest in Wind Power
NIGERIA - Lagos state in Nigeria is to turn to wind power in a bid to support the state's power generation.

FG Urged to Go for Solar Energy
NIGERIA - AllAfrica reports that a Nigerian engineering company, Solar Centre Baden Limited, has stressed the need for Nigeria...

Ethanol Project Takes Off
NIGERIA - The first fuel ethanol project in Africa, worth N14.4 billion has been launched in Ekiti State, in Nigeria.

NEPC Blames Dwindling Agriculture on Primitive Practices
NIGERIA - The Acting Executive Director of the NEPC (Nigeria Export Promotion Council), Aliu Mohammed Lawal has placed blame on the declining fortune of the Nigerian agricultural sector on the...

Nigeria Uses Jatropha as a Source of Biofuels
NIGERIA - A short and hardy tree that Nigerians have used for centuries to demarcate farmland could be the way forward for biofuels, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) said Wednesday, as...

Northern Nigeria's Future in the Biofuels Market
NIGERIA - Though Nigeria is the sixth largest producer of fossil fuel, with huge financial resources accruing from its sales, yet the oil has failed to solve many of its problems, writes Idris...

Cassava-based ethanol could save Nigeria up to $6.1 billion by 2012
NIGERIA - Africa's largest oil producer and OPEC member Nigeria is becoming increasingly interested in biofuels to meet its growing demand for fuels and to provide employment to its largely rural...