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UK-Nigeria creative fund targets local production gaps in $3bn industry
Frank Okon The United Kingdom has launched a new Creative Fund aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s film, fashion and music industries by closing long-standing technical gaps that have limited local production capacity and forced parts of the sector to rely on…
Pan-Atlantic University partners in EU-funded SYNAPSE programme for youth skills development
Frank Okon A new wave of international partnerships is placing Nigerian youth and creatives at the center of global innovation, with the launch of two major initiatives aimed at building skills, expanding opportunity and strengthening cross-border collaboration. The SYNAPSE Virtual…
OPEC losing grip on oil market as members exit and rivals rise
Ziggy Ojiegbe The steady thinning of membership within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is raising a harder question for global energy markets: how much longer can a smaller, less cohesive bloc act as an effective regulator of oil…
UAE walks away from OPEC+ amid supply turmoil, price surge
Ziggy Ojiegbe The United Arab Emirates will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allied group OPEC+ effective May 1, marking one of the most consequential breaks in the alliance’s recent history and raising fresh questions about…
King Charles touches ground in US, resets diplomacy with Trump admin
Ziggy Ojiegbe King Charles III of England, arrived Washinton on Tuesday with Queen Camilla on a state visit, playing up the unique relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom which remains on display all week as America celebrates…
UK delegation concludes education, skills trade mission to Nigeria
Frank Okon A high-level UK delegation has concluded a week-long skills and schools trade mission to Nigeria, marking a significant step forward in education and skills cooperation between both countries. The mission, held from April 19 to 23, 2026, across…
UK business delegation in Nigeria turns $8.1bn trade ties into deals
The UK has stepped up efforts to convert diplomatic momentum into real business outcomes, sending its first trade and investment mission to Nigeria since the recent State Visit. The move signals a shift from high-level agreements to practical deal-making across…
OPEC scores Nigeria’s March oil production below quota as NUPRC remains upbeat
Sopuruchi Onwuka Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has declared that Nigeria produced 1.38 million barrels per day (mbd) of oil in March, below allocated production quota. However, the country’s upstream industry regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission…
AOW:Energy 2026: NCDMB partnership to boost African energy development
Sopuruchi Onwuka Participation of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in the upcoming AOW:Energy 2026 will advance key priorities shaping the continent’s energy future, the organizers have declared. According to a media available to Oracle Intelligence, the participation…
Nigeria–Morocco $25bn gas pipeline set for multilateral backing
WAPCO declares infrastructure readiness for extension A major trans-African energy project, the Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline, is moving closer to reality as plans advance to secure multilateral endorsement and finalize a key intergovernmental agreement this year. The project known as the…
