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October 7 Hamas attack, ICC power loss and changing global order
Sopuruchi Onwuka The October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza may have marked a turning point in the international order, exposing deep divisions among world powers over the limits of military force,…
Xenophobia Trap: As migrants leave, South Africans turn on themselves
The escalating diplomatic fallout over xenophobic attacks, killings and the mass deportation of migrants is increasingly isolating South Africa, even as a more disturbing reality emerges: the country’s deepening violence cannot be explained simply as a reaction to the growing…
Audrey Joe-Ezigbo canvasses adoption of resilience as business strategy
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Corporation, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, has called on Nigerian business leaders to institutionalise resilience, strategic agility and disciplined decision-making as critical capabilities for building sustainable enterprises in increasingly volatile operating environments. Audrey spoke at the…
Lagos infrastructure driving national industrialization and job creation, __Gov Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its pivotal role in driving Nigeria’s industrial transformation and job creation through strategic infrastructure investments and a supportive business environment. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Oil Refining Summit (NORS) 2026 on…
Can Nigeria keep oil block speculators out without driving investors away?
[Sola Adebawo] Nigeria’s licensing system should make it harder to win acreage without the capacity to develop it. But there is a line the country must not cross: requirements designed to screen out unserious bidders should not become so costly…
Gastech: Igiehon pitches OML 17 transformation as Africa’s energy driver
Heirs Energies used the Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2026 in Bangkok to put its operational transformation of OML 17 and its growing contribution to Nigeria’s domestic gas supply at the centre of a broader African energy-development narrative. Led by Chief…
British envoy Vowles arrives, pledges deeper partnership
The newly appointed British High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to assume duty as the United Kingdom’s top diplomatic representative in the country, signalling a new phase in the longstanding bilateral relationship between London and Abuja….
Nigeria’s $34bn healthcare bill draws investors as capital flight persists
The sheer commercial value of Nigeria’s rapidly expanding healthcare expenditure is emerging as a powerful attraction for global investors, even as the country continues to experience significant investment flight across several sectors of the economy. Nigerians are projected to spend…
Dangote’s WAEP gears to produce feedstock for refinery
The prevailing crude supply dispute in the domestic refining industry will soon be resolved as the nation’s largest refiner, Dangote Industries limited, has activated field reentry programme that would see West Africa Exploration and Production Company (WAEP) producing from the…
NCDMB canvasses African local content integration, borderless talent
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for African countries to move beyond isolated national local content policies and build a common continental framework that would collapse regulatory and market boundaries, allowing talents, expertise, technologies and industry…
