Energy News Writer at Nairametrics Financial Advocate Limited

Nairametrics is Nigeria’s leading business and financial media platform providing timely news, expert analysis, data, and insights on financial markets, the economy, and business trends.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Energy News Writer

Location: Lagos
Industry: Media
Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Description

• Provide full coverage of the energy and power sector, including breaking news, in-depth analysis, feature stories, and investigative reports.
• Attend and representNairametricsat industry events, regulatory briefings, press conferences, and stakeholder meetings across the energy value chain.
• Conduct interviews with executives, policymakers, regulators, and technical experts, producing strong feature stories and sector profiles.
• Perform continuous research, benchmarking, and comparative analysis of energy companies, projects, tariffs, policies, and market trends to create rankings, explainers, and product/market review stories.
• Build andmaintaina strong network of contacts across oil & gas, power, renewables, downstream, upstream, regulators, and energy-related institutions.
• Produce standard and bespoke reports summarizing sector data, regulatory updates, market intelligence, and economic trends for executives and relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze and synthesize current energy market intelligence to support insights, commentary, and editorial recommendations.
• Serve as Nairametrics’ eyes and ears across the entire energy beat, deliveringtimely,accurate, and deeply contextual stories.

Basic Requirements

• Experience working in a fast-paced media organization or a related industry is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 4 years of proven experience covering or working within the Energy, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewables, or related sectors.
• Strong writing ability with excellent analytical and explanatory skills, especially in breaking down technical or regulatory concepts into clear, reader-friendly content.
• Demonstrated track recordof high-quality reporting or analysis for reputable organizations within the energy or financial / market-analysis ecosystem.
• Prior writing or reporting experience in digital or print media is an added advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver consistently on tight deadlines.

Application Closing Date
14th April, 2026.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and three (3) previous articles / publications authored by them to: hello.hr@nairametrics.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.