Italian energy giant Eni has officially entered The Gambia’s upstream oil and gas industry after securing a petroleum exploration, development, and production license for the offshore Block A1 area from the Government of The Gambia. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Nani Juwara, granting Eni[Read More…]
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Cement Importers Gives Gov’t Thumbs Up Amid Resurgence Of Upheavals In Cement Market
The Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia said the guild “is profoundly grateful and appreciative” of the Gambia government’s temporal removal of the D180 cement levy. The Barrow administration announced last December that it was lifting its D180 levy on a bag of cement, albeit temporarily. It could[Read More…]
Expert Says Gambians Bleeding From Monopoly Over HFO Supply To NAWEC
An expert in the electricity domain has told JollofNews that Gambians are paying more than necessary for electricity, saying citizens could pay less if the Gambia government leaves the Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) supply business open for competition, adding that the monopoly “is hemorrhaging” the citizens. For nearly five years[Read More…]
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