Energy Desk
06/07/2026
Nigeria’s Emerging Mining Renaissance: Lithium Discoveries, Billions in Investments, and a 7-Point Agenda – Is Real Transformation Imminent?

Dear Readers, Just weeks after Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake announced significant discoveries of lithium deposits, alongside major platinum group metals, gold, nickel,

29/06/2026
Dangote’s Fresh Suit against the Federal Government: Tensions in Nigeria’s Midstream and Downstream petroleum sector continue

In what appears to be a continuation of previous friction in Nigeria’s midstream and downstream petroleum sectors, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has filed a new

22/05/2026
LASERC’s 24/7 Electricity Franchise Zones: A New Chapter for Power Supply in Lagos?

  Dear Readers, Lagos is building a new electricity market from the ground up! For many Lagos residents and businesses, unreliable electricity has become part

09/04/2026
Unlocking Upstream Liquidity: Assessing the Impact of the CBN’s March 2026 FX Circular on IOC Operations

In March 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced a significant shift in Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) framework by revising its approach to cash

24/03/2026
OPL 245 Dispute Settlement: A Milestone in Repositioning Nigeria’s Economic Landscape

Dear Readers, After nearly three decades of legal battles, arbitration proceedings, and international scrutiny, the long-running dispute over OPL 245 has finally come to an

16/02/2026
Nigeria’s Gas Vulnerability: How Seplat’s Maintenance Shutdown Affects the Whole Nation

Dear Readers,   Nigeria’s energy sector is once again under the spotlight, and this time the trigger is a seemingly routine scheduled maintenance by Seplat

13/02/2026
Nigeria Hands Over the $5 Billion African Energy Bank Facility

Dear Readers,   Nigeria has just achieved a landmark victory in Africa’s energy landscape. On 2 February 2025, on the sidelines of the 9th Nigeria

28/01/2026
New Milestone In Electricity Market Reform: Federal Government Successfully Issues ₦501 Billion Inaugural Power Sector Bond

Dear Readers, Nigeria’s electricity market has now reached a defining moment. In a landmark move aimed at restoring confidence and financial stability in the sector,

16/12/2025
𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭?

As the year winds down, the power sector has quietly marked a breakthrough that could redefine regional energy dynamics. On November 8, 2025, Nigeria achieved

10/11/2025
Analysing Ondo State’s $50 Billion Refinery Ambition

In July 2025, Backbone Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (BINL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ondo State Government, executed through the Ondo State Investment