Opinion

By NJ Ayuk Consider this paradox: Nigeria has achieved the largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, but 45%, or about 85 million, of its residents still live without electricity. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, that figure looms to 600 million. I believe renewable energy is part of the solution to this dilemma — both in Nigeria and throughout […]

History books tell us that Mungo Park—a Scottish descent (1771 – 1806), seventh in the linage of thirteen siblings and of peasant parents though relatively well-off, was the progenitor of the river Niger explorations. Park, an explorer of historical repute, was credited to have discovered the river Niger, which later claimed his life in the

OPINION: Natural Gas Is Key to a Just African Energy Transition By NJ Ayuk It would be an understatement to say Tanzania’s Songo Songo gas field has been good for the country and its citizens. Since 2004, the project’s output has been put to work to benefit the Tanzanian economy, its domestic energy supply, energy

By NJ Ayuk It’s undeniable that the Russian invasion of Ukraine proved highly disruptive to world energy markets. This geopolitical clash led to the imposition of Western sanctions on the export of Russian oil and fuel and the imposition of a price cap on Russian crude by the G7 group. It also led to the

By Tshepo Ntsane The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) represents an important international forum for countries to gather to discuss and address global climate change issues. However, to date these conferences have tended to be high level and process based, and COP 27 was no

By NJ Ayuk When the African Energy Chamber (AEC) published its African Energy Outlook for 2023, there was ample reason for optimism that Senegal was just months away from becoming a producer of both crude oil and natural gas. On the one hand, Australia’s Woodside Energy was talking confidently about bringing Sangomar, an oil-bearing offshore

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D Any Nigerian with rational and open mind knows thatcomplexity of governance in Nigeria today is rooted in the country’s political system, which by any stretch of imagination and logic, is unsuitable for a heterogenous society like Nigeriawith over 250 ethnic groups that are characterized by incompatible cultures, varied history, background and

By NJ Ayuk Six months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency, it’s still difficult to fully grasp the far-reaching damage the pandemic has inflicted, from the tremendous toll on lives to economic devastation. The chaos certainly was felt in the oil industry, which saw record distortions during

By Faith Waithaka The outlook for data centre growth on the African continent looks bullish. With a population of almost 1.5 billion people, the African marketplace possesses a significant advantage in terms of market size and potential. Importantly, whilst the continent might lag behind countries like China and India when it comes to sheer population

South Africa’s Energy Ministry Has His Priorities Right; It’s Time for the World to Respect Them By NJ Ayuk In a televised speech earlier this summer, South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, pushed back strongly against environmental groups’ efforts to block oil and gas production in his country. Even before his speech,