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Regulators compete for Tinubu's attention on oil reform

Several regulatory authorities want to make their own versions of the new Petroleum Industry Act.

Subscribers only Energy 09.11.2023

Private Nigerian commodities market AFEX aims to raise $50m

Tony Elumelu, in Paris in October 2019. © Vincent Isidore / IP3 Press / MaxPPP

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Commodity traders 08.11.2023

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Spanish civil guards and Ghanaian military personnel train on the Volta river, Ghana, 11 March 2023. © Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2023

Lagos and Gauteng rapprochement signals growing power of governors

Two of Africa's richest provinces are once again discussing a partnership. This budding parallel diplomacy reflects the increasingly high profile of state governors abroad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2023

Ex-president Abacha's assets on agenda for French foreign minister visit

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will meet with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. The topics on the agenda include the restitution of assets embezzled by former president Sani Abacha and his family.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2023

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Having established a foothold in French-speaking and central Africa, the French company's African branch, which is a specialist internet service provider, is looking to break into new markets in English-speaking countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.11.2023

Oando Clean Energy could stay in starting blocks without public sector aid

When it set up a renewable energy subsidiary in 2021, the Nigerian Oando group clearly set out its intention to develop its green energy business. For the time being, however, it is doing as little as possible in this area on the grounds it is not getting any help from the authorities.

Subscribers only Energy 01.11.2023

A Yutong electric bus at a launch ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria in May 2023.

Nigerian oil and gas ministers skip Africa Energy Week

Neither the minister of state for petroleum resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, nor his counterpart for gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, actually travelled to South Africa for Africa Energy Week.

Subscribers only Energy 31.10.2023

Turkish defence groups go on offensive in Abuja

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is continuing to try to persuade the Nigerian high command to place an order for more attack helicopters, while, in its wake, electronics group Havelsan is hoping to win orders on its own account.

Subscribers only Defence 24.10.2023

A T-129 ATAK developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, in Ankara, Turkey.

Elbit, Thales and Nexter approached to arm Leonardo fighters

The Nigerian Air Force is due to receive its first M-346 light attack jets from Italy's Leonardo next year and negotiations over who will arm the aircraft are already well under way. The Israeli intermediation firm Ebony Enterprises has been commissioned to contact suppliers.

Subscribers only Defence 16.10.2023

Nigerian intelligence asks Washington for more drones

The securocrats in Abuja would like to use US security gear to equip their intelligence agencies and police to secure the country's porous north-eastern borders against various terrorist groups, including Boko Haram.

Subscribers only Defence 13.10.2023

World Food Programme diverts Ukrainian wheat to Turkey

A substantial consignment of wheat originally earmarked for Nigeria will not in the end be shipped there. Faced with logistical problems, WFP has decided to sell it to Turkey instead and use the money for food distribution projects in the west African state.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 12.10.2023

Mota-Engil's crisis of confidence over partner CCCC

Portuguese giant Mota-Engil is struggling to understand its shareholder China Communications Construction Co's intentions. Their partnership, formed in 2021, is not living up to the Mota family's expectations.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance, Business 11.10.2023

Vice President Shettima to blame for Russian fertiliser delay

A shipment of Russian potash, promised to Nigeria months ago, has been plagued by delays. Moscow has tried to use this as a political weapon, blaming Europe for the hold up. But the delay is in fact the fault of the Nigerian vice president.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 10.10.2023

Nigeria's Vice-President Kashim Shettima shaking hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St Petersburg, Russia, 28 July 2023.

Seplat founder banks on buying assets from TotalEnergies and Equinor to revive his career

French oil major TotalEnergies is reportedly on the verge of selling part of its Nigerian oil assets. The former CEO of Seplat, Austin Avuru, is in pole position to acquire them.

Subscribers only Energy 09.10.2023

Lagos State interested in Sunna Design streetlights

The streets of Lagos could one day be lit by solar street lamps from Sunna Design, run by Frenchman Ignace de Prest.

Subscribers only Business 06.10.2023

Bamboo's founder to put NGX online

The listing and trading exchange has selected the start-up Bamboo to create a digital platform for banks and brokers, elevating its founder Richmond Bassey to a key position in the country's financial ecosystem.

Subscribers only Finance 05.10.2023

Lagos state set to get electricity independence within months

The Nigerian state of Lagos is set to have its own electricity market in the coming months. This was made possible by a recent constitutional amendment that came after years of lobbying by state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 04.10.2023

Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos on 24 January 2023.

Aliko Dangote's refinery in final countdown to production launch

The refinery built by tycoon Aliko Dangote, which is eagerly awaited by a new government faced with a spate of poor economic news, is not yet ready. Despite optimistic talk, production at the plant near Lagos will not get under way for at least several more weeks.

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2023

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (C) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery flanked by (from R to L) Senate President Ahmad Lawan, President/CEO Dangote Industries, Aliko Dangote, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Abdullahi Adamu, Governor Dapo Abiodun, and Group executive director of Dangote Industries, Devakumar Edwin in Lagos, on 22 May 2023.

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Regulators compete for Tinubu's attention on oil reform

Private Nigerian commodities market AFEX aims to raise $50m

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Lagos and Gauteng rapprochement signals growing power of governors

Ex-president Abacha's assets on agenda for French foreign minister visit

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Oando Clean Energy could stay in starting blocks without public sector aid

Nigerian oil and gas ministers skip Africa Energy Week

Turkish defence groups go on offensive in Abuja

Elbit, Thales and Nexter approached to arm Leonardo fighters

Nigerian intelligence asks Washington for more drones

World Food Programme diverts Ukrainian wheat to Turkey

Mota-Engil's crisis of confidence over partner CCCC

Vice President Shettima to blame for Russian fertiliser delay

Seplat founder banks on buying assets from TotalEnergies and Equinor to revive his career

Lagos State interested in Sunna Design streetlights

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Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

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The deal behind Timipre Sylva's support for oil minister Heineken Lokpobiri