Africa needs more than $200 billion in energy investment every year by 2030 to close its infrastructure and energy-access gaps, presenting one of the world’s largest emerging investment opportunities, the Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), Adegbite Falade,…
WEOG Urged to Lead Decarbonisation Hub for Nigeria’s Blue Economy and Green Transition
Stakeholders across Nigeria’s maritime, oil and gas, energy and environmental sectors have been challenged to move beyond fragmented climate initiatives and establish a multi-stakeholder Decarbonisation Hub capable of turning Nigeria’s blue economy ambitions into bankable projects, strategic partnerships and measurable…
Afriland Properties appoints Ayobami-Ojo as director
Afriland Properties appoints Ayobami-Ojo as director Afriland Properties Plc has appointed Mrs Iyabode Ayobami-Ojo as an Independent Non-Executive Director, strengthening its board with extensive industry experience. The company disclosed the appointment in a statement issued on Tuesday…
AOW 2026: Africa Must Turn Energy Transition From ‘Poverty to Prosperity’ – Mahama
Ghanaian President John Mahama has challenged African governments and investors to reject an energy transition model that could deepen energy poverty and economic hardship, insisting that the continent’s transition must be designed around industrialisation, job creation, energy security and shared…
Africa’s 600m Electricity Gap Makes Continent Central to Global Energy Security – Tegbe
Africa is not a peripheral player in the global energy-security debate but a decisive force shaping the future of energy geopolitics, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has declared. Tegbe made the assertion in a keynote address at the opening…
Carbon Credits as Climate Assets: Building Legal Rules for Africa’s Green Value
By Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC Africa Africa’s carbon-market opportunity is usually described in terms of natural potential. Forests can store carbon, mangroves can be restored, farmers can increase soil carbon, households can adopt cleaner cooking technologies and renewable-energy…
Nigeria’s Government Launches RAMCO, Vows to End Cycle of Neglected Power Infrastructure
The Federal Government has launched the Renewable Asset Management Company (RAMCO), a new vehicle to sustainably manage Nigeria’s power infrastructure and prevent asset decline after commissioning. The launch, held in Abuja on Wednesday, was attended by the Honourable Minister of…
FG Declares War on ₦120bn Power Theft Ravaging Lagos–Ogun Industrial Belt
Nigeria’s Federal Government has opened an urgent investigation into a electricity theft scheme along the Ikorodu–Sagamu industrial corridor, after new monitoring data revealed that up to 100 megawatts of power, enough to light a mid-sized city, is vanishing from the…
NLNG’s Train 7 Nears Completion — Tinubu Says 90%-Built Project Central to Nigeria’s Gas Ambitions
Nigeria’s Train 7 gas project has crossed the 90 per cent completion mark, and President Bola Tinubu says its delivery will determine how far the country can push its gas-led economic ambitions. The President made the remarks on Thursday at…
FRSC decorates 40 personnel in Badagry to new ranks
FRSC decorates 40 personnel in Badagry to new ranks The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Badagry Command on Wednesday decorated 40 personnel to newly promoted ranks in an elaborate ceremony to celebrate their promotion. The News Agency…
