Opinion

Nigeria’s Next Competitive Advantage Is Not Technology—It’s Institutional Coordination How Tinubu’s new Virtual Assets Executive Order offers a glimpse of the next frontier of economic competitiveness By Sola Adebawo Nigeria has spent decades competing for investment through familiar levers of economic policy. Tax incentives. Market reforms. Infrastructure spending. Regulatory changes. Those fundamentals remain important. But […]

Opinion: Nigeria’s gas flaring is Africa’s biggest energy contradiction By Eyo Nsima Nigeria’s latest gas production figures tell two very different stories. The first is encouraging: the country utilised more than 92 per cent of the 1.426 trillion standard cubic feet (tscf) of gas it produced in the first half of 2026, demonstrating steady progress

Law, Conscience, and the Rivers State Conundrum   By Sola Adebawo   Today, as we reflect on the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly after a six-month suspension, it brings into sharp focus a timeless debate in governance: the intricate and often fraught relationship between the rule of law and human conscience.

Dr. Benedict Oramah Provides Thoughtful, Balanced Insights Into Africa’s Energy Future By NJ Ayuk Ahead of the November 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (more commonly known as COP27) in Egypt, Dr. Benedict Oramah, president and chair of Afreximbank, authored a thoughtful and compelling commentary about the economic and social impact of divestment from the

OPININ: Republic of Congo Lighting the Way for African Oil and Gas By NJ Ayuk French oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies announced in May that the company intends to invest $600 million in the Republic of Congo (ROC) before 2024 is out. The funding will support exploration and improve production in the deep offshore Moho

OPINION: Natural Gas, the Right Transition Fuel for South Africa By NJ Ayuk A recent policy brief, “Natural Gas as a Transition Fuel in South Africa,” produced by Eye for Business, minced no words concerning the need to access and use that plentiful underground resource. As stated up front, “Among alternatives, there is a compelling

Like China & Japan: NASENI is Pathway to Nigeria’s Industrial Economy Nigeria cannot have real development without a sustainable industrial growth and manufacturing capacity which is the solution to poverty, unemployment and insecurity. No doubt having an industrial goods production base and or a competitive industrial economy is the only remedy to Nigeria’s dependence on

By Florival Mucave Following the 2024 elections, Mozambique’s incoming administration needs to break away from exploitative capitalism, embrace resilience and leverage natural resources for sustainable development. In the coming weeks, the Mozambican Ruling Frelimo Party will convene the Party Cadres’ Garden to select the next generation of leadership which are set to form the nucleus