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GSMA demands lower spectrum cost to unleash $120bn economic potential in Africa
Telecoms industry body says lower spectrum fees, longer licence terms and regulatory reforms could accelerate 4G and 5G expansion, improve connectivity and unlock investment across Africa. The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has urged African governments to reduce…
Gas Market: Falcon CEO urges coordinated reforms to unlock investment by 2028
Audrey Joe-Ezigbo identifies infrastructure, creditworthy demand, market access, regulatory certainty and naira financing as critical to converting Nigeria’s gas resources into a commercially viable domestic market. The Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Corporation Limited, Mrs. Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, has…
NCDMB, Dangote urge industry to push compliance towards enduring Nigerian Content
Stakeholders call for technology transfer, affordable financing, stronger local supply chains and coordinated regulation to deepen indigenous participation and retain more value in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Dangote Group have…
NCDMB, Heritage Energy train 48 Nigerians in subsea engineering
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched a human capacity development programme to equip 48 Nigerians with specialised subsea engineering skills for the oil and gas industry. The programme is driven in partnership with Heritage Energy Operational…
Four gas FIDs in 2 years signal investment recovery __Verheijen
Presidential adviser says Nigeria’s average daily gas production has increased to 8bcf, stressing that predictable incentives and a stable investment environment are critical to converting resource wealth into prosperity. Nigeria has recorded four final investment decisions (FIDs) in gas projects…
Partial fuel subsidy to wipe off 4.0% GDP, elevate fiscal risks, shake investor confidence
• Intervention to linger through Jan elections __BMI Global economic advisory firm, BMI, has warned that the presidential intervention in the liberalized and commercially deregulated fuel market would form a major setback in the country’s economic recovery agenda. BMI which…
Dangote plans new growth target beyond $100bn Vision 2030
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has declared that the conglomerate is reconsidering its $100 billion Vision 2030 target, with plans to unveil a more ambitious growth strategy in January as its expanding industrial investments reshape…
Nigeria unveils 10-year capital market plan, national savings scheme to drive $1tn economy
Nigeria has unveiled a 10-year capital market development roadmap and a national savings plan designed to mobilise domestic resources, attract international investment and strengthen the country’s capacity to finance its ambition of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030. The…
UK, Nigeria strengthen cooperation on migration, security, justice
The United Kingdom and Nigeria have agreed on new measures to strengthen cooperation on migration management, justice and security, building on commitments made during President Bola Tinubu’s State Visit to the UK in March 2026. The agreement was reached at…
When economic correction becomes social exposure
[Sola Adebawo] Some reforms do not fail because they are economically unsound. They fail because they arrive faster than society can carry them. In policy circles, adjustment is often described as necessary correction. But outside those circles, what citizens experience…
