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Africa Energy Bank calls on services of consultancy firms PwC and BrandComms

The secretary general of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization has hired several companies to help with the new pan-African bank, including PwC, which is working on a future strategy.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 11.11.2024

Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria for the 25th anniversary of Democracy Day on 12 June 2024. © Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via AFP

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2024

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

He is due to arrive in Nigeria on 31 October.

Subscribers only Energy 31.10.2024

Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and British prime minister Keir Starmer. © G. Baker/Pool/AFP/WPA POOL/Getty via AFP

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Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

The Nigerian president and the UK prime minister held discreet talks at 10 Downing Street in early October. Since July, Britain's new Labour government has stepped up its contacts with Nigeria, where the UK foreign secretary is expected on 4 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the G20 Compact With Africa conference on 20 November 2023 in Berlin. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images via AFP

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Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

President Tinubu has parted company with the heads of domestic and foreign intelligence. Both were appointed during his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari's reign but were deemed incompatible with the current administration.

Subscribers only Defence 29.10.2024

The Lagos Tin-Can Island container terminal in Apapa in 2015. © Florian Plaucheur/AFP

Lagos ports attract interest from Emirati giants DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports

After a slowdown following the Covid-19 pandemic, the ports of Nigeria's economic capital are once more attracting foreign investors. With activity picking up again, two Emirati companies seem particularly interested.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2024

Tinubu sets out roadmap for new trade minister Jumoke Oduwole

President Bola Tinubu has tasked former vice president Yemi Osinbajo's adviser, Jumoke Oduwole with ending the flight of multinationals from Nigeria and pulling in the foreign investment he has promised voters. Her appointment has been welcomed by industry.

Subscribers only Politics 30.10.2024

Nigerian NGO FOSSREA to promote national hydrogen

The aim is to kick-start the sector.

Subscribers only Energy 25.10.2024

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

Nigerian billionaires prepare for Paris meeting with French President

The France-Nigeria Business Council met on 15 October at the French embassy in Abuja and is now preparing its next trip to Paris, which will take place in parallel with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official visit to Paris before the end of November.

Subscribers only Business 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.

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.

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

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Africa Energy Bank calls on services of consultancy firms PwC and BrandComms

Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

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Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

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Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

Lagos ports attract interest from Emirati giants DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports

Tinubu sets out roadmap for new trade minister Jumoke Oduwole

Nigerian NGO FOSSREA to promote national hydrogen

Bulgarian broker Kalandor to arm Nigerian Air Force

Nigerian billionaires prepare for Paris meeting with French President

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

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Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

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

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Abuja and Nairobi boost security ties

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Nigeria

Africa Energy Bank calls on services of consultancy firms PwC and BrandComms

Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

Spotlight Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

Spotlight Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

Lagos ports attract interest from Emirati giants DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports

Tinubu sets out roadmap for new trade minister Jumoke Oduwole

Nigerian NGO FOSSREA to promote national hydrogen

Bulgarian broker Kalandor to arm Nigerian Air Force

Nigerian billionaires prepare for Paris meeting with French President

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

Abuja prospecting for ammunition

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight
Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

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Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

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Equinor initiates drastic downsizing in Africa

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa