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Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Obligation Delivered Only 65% of Its Target in H1 2026, Leaving Power Plants and Cooking Gas Users Short

Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Obligation Delivered Only 65% of Its Target in H1 2026, Leaving Power Plants and Cooking Gas Users Short

The most telling number in Nigeria’s long-running gas debate is not the size of its reserves but the share of a legal obligation that actually gets delivered. In the first half of 2026, domestic gas supply averaged 2.05 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), against an allocation of 3.16 Bcf/d under the Domestic Gas Delivery … Read more

Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Supply Gap: Exports Exceed Local Sales by 42% Despite 200 Tcf Reserves and 18 Years of Gas Policies

Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Supply Gap: Exports Exceed Local Sales by 42% Despite 200 Tcf Reserves and 18 Years of Gas Policies

Nigeria sits on one of the largest natural gas reserves in Africa, yet its factories, power plants and households still fight for supply. That is the paradox laid out in a Financial Vanguard investigation published on Monday, which examines nearly two decades of gas policy and concludes that the country keeps selling more gas abroad … Read more