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Bulgarian broker Kalandor to arm Nigerian Air Force

The Air Force High Command has called on Kalandor to equip its new T-129 attack helicopters with Turkish weapons systems.

Subscribers only Defence 23.10.2024

Majors hit with fresh delays as NLNG Train 7 goes further off track

This facility, designed to produce eight million tonnes of liquefied gas a year, was originally scheduled to come on stream in 2025.

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2024

Abuja cosies up to Niamey to fight illicit financial flows

Nigeria, which hopes to be removed from the FATF's 'grey list' next year, is keen to revive cooperation with other states in the Chad basin to fight against financial crime and the terrorist groups.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 18.10.2024

YARIS marine surveillance platform delivery delayed

The Gulf of Guinea GoGIN II project is running behind schedule.

Subscribers only Defence 17.10.2024

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar to visit Russia

The Foreign Minister will visit Russia on 9 and 10 November to take part in the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the Black Sea city of Sochi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.10.2024

Abuja and Brasília to strengthen cooperation on fighting cocaine trafficking

As presidents Tinubu and Lula push for the opening of a direct air service between their two countries, the Nigerian and Brazilian drug enforcement agencies fear that the line could become a new vector for trafficking. An agreement to prevent this happening is in preparation.

Subscribers only Defence 15.10.2024

Nigerian Air Force chief travels to Italy to test Leonardo's aircraft

Last week, a technical delegation was sent by the Nigerian Air Force to Milan, Italy to visit defence manufacturer Leonardo's factories.

Subscribers only Defence 14.10.2024

Nollywood looks to relaunch French cinema partnership

At the head of the Nigerian Film Corp since January, Nigerian actor Ali Nuhu is aiming to revive collaboration between France and his country's cinema industry in the run-up to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 11.10.2024

Abuja awaits revised version of Shell's $1.3bn deal with Renaissance

No new plan for the takeover of Shell's onshore assets in the Niger Delta by a consortium has been submitted to the Nigerian regulator, which rejected the first one. The main issue is the number of blocks involved in the sale.

Subscribers only Energy 09.10.2024

Tullow Oil eyes maiden venture in Niger Delta

After 40 years of prospecting in Africa, the British junior is working behind the scenes to acquire a stake in Nigeria's oil-producing region for the first time in its history.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2024

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Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

In the coming months, the continent looks set to take a back seat in the portfolio of the Norwegian major amid plans to significantly curtail operations in Algeria and Nigeria.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2024

Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor, in Doha on 26 March 2022.

Fertiliser production at heart of tug-of-war over state assets

The Nigerian government wants to group state holdings and companies into a single fund, along the lines of what is done in Singapore. But the move is being resisted by an increasing number of state entities.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 03.10.2024

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

The French president is due to convene a Defence Council devoted specifically to Africa at the end of October. The initial conclusions of the report he commissioned from his personal envoy, Jean-Marie Bockel, will be presented at the meeting.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.10.2024

French general Thierry Burkhard during training exercises at the Raponda Walker Arboretum forest in Akanda, Gabon, 15 April 2022.

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Liz Aviation, a company owned by Burkinabe billionaire Mahmadou Bonkoungou, has just agreed to provide one of its aircraft to the Togolese Air Force.

Subscribers only Defence 02.10.2024

Abuja and Nairobi boost security ties

Nigeria and Kenya plan to conduct joint exercises and training, particularly in the surveillance of their respective borders in the face of jihadism.

Subscribers only Defence 01.10.2024

William Ruto and Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nairobi, on 16 July 2023.

Nairobi appoints its first defence attaché in Abuja

The Kenyan embassy in Nigeria is preparing to welcome its first military defence attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Damaris Agnetta Apondi.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 30.09.2024

Abuja prospecting for ammunition

The Nigerian defence ministry headed by Mohammed Badaru Abubakar and the head of the army General Christopher Musa are leading a drive to find new ammunition suppliers for Abuja.

Subscribers only Defence 30.09.2024

Tinubu and APC chairman prepare for party congress amid strained relations

The Nigerian president and the leader of the All Progressives Congress are about to set a new date for the ruling party's next executive committee meeting. Ties between the two men have deteriorated since earlier attempts to impeach APC's chairman.

Subscribers only Politics 26.09.2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on 1 September 2024.

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Half of the European Union's embassies in West Africa are due to change hands by 2025, including those in Abidjan and Accra.

Free access Diplomacy 26.09.2024

Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

The Department of State Services is keeping a close eye on fertiliser imports into Nigeria. It is focusing on one type of agricultural input in particular, granular ammonium sulphate (GAS).

Subscribers only Commodity traders 25.09.2024

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Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

The fate of Harbour Spirit, which has been held hostage since February by the men of Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, is frustrating the bigwigs of Nigerian politics. In an attempt to find a solution, the head of state discreetly sent his chief of staff to the strongman of the Niger Delta.

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2024

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Nigeria

Bulgarian broker Kalandor to arm Nigerian Air Force

Majors hit with fresh delays as NLNG Train 7 goes further off track

Abuja cosies up to Niamey to fight illicit financial flows

YARIS marine surveillance platform delivery delayed

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar to visit Russia

Abuja and Brasília to strengthen cooperation on fighting cocaine trafficking

Nigerian Air Force chief travels to Italy to test Leonardo's aircraft

Nollywood looks to relaunch French cinema partnership

Abuja awaits revised version of Shell's $1.3bn deal with Renaissance

Tullow Oil eyes maiden venture in Niger Delta

Spotlight
Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

Fertiliser production at heart of tug-of-war over state assets

Spotlight
Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Abuja and Nairobi boost security ties

Nairobi appoints its first defence attaché in Abuja

Abuja prospecting for ammunition

Tinubu and APC chairman prepare for party congress amid strained relations

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

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Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

EU to release aid for Maiduguri after deadly floods

Energy minister forced to delay reform plan despite looming cabinet reshuffle

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

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Nigeria

Bulgarian broker Kalandor to arm Nigerian Air Force

Majors hit with fresh delays as NLNG Train 7 goes further off track

Abuja cosies up to Niamey to fight illicit financial flows

YARIS marine surveillance platform delivery delayed

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar to visit Russia

Abuja and Brasília to strengthen cooperation on fighting cocaine trafficking

Nigerian Air Force chief travels to Italy to test Leonardo's aircraft

Nollywood looks to relaunch French cinema partnership

Abuja awaits revised version of Shell's $1.3bn deal with Renaissance

Tullow Oil eyes maiden venture in Niger Delta

Spotlight Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

Fertiliser production at heart of tug-of-war over state assets

Spotlight Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Abuja and Nairobi boost security ties

Nairobi appoints its first defence attaché in Abuja

Abuja prospecting for ammunition

Tinubu and APC chairman prepare for party congress amid strained relations

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

Spotlight Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

EU to release aid for Maiduguri after deadly floods

Energy minister forced to delay reform plan despite looming cabinet reshuffle

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

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Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

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Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker