Nigeria’s First Floating LNG Plant Locks In Its Gas
Nigeria’s first floating LNG plant signed a 15-year deal for 200 million cubic feet of gas a day from NNPC...
July 9, 2026Topic
Nigeria
African Filmmakers Take Centre Stage at Locarno 2026
Locarno's Open Doors picks six African filmmakers' projects from ten countries for 2026, running 5-10 August, competing for a CHF...
July 9, 2026
Tony Elumelu to Step Down as UBA Chairman After 12 Years
Tony Elumelu retires as UBA chairman on 21 August after 12 years; Emmanuel Nnorom, a 40-year finance veteran, takes over...
July 9, 2026
Dangote Overtakes the US as Europe’s Top Jet Fuel Supplier
Dangote jet fuel hit 466,000 tonnes shipped to Europe in June, worth $553M—overtaking the US as the region's top external...
July 8, 2026
Flutterwave Wins Circle Backing to Push Stablecoins in Africa
Flutterwave stablecoin payments get a boost as Circle Ventures invests, embedding USDC settlement so merchants convert naira or shillings to...
July 8, 2026
Nigeria Awards $1.2bn Highway Job to Chagoury’s Hitech
Nigeria approved a N1.7 trillion ($1.24bn) Sokoto-Badagry highway section for Gilbert Chagoury's Hitech, reviving debate over no-bid mega-contracts.
July 7, 2026
Nigeria’s Palm Oil Giants Post Records as Prices Soar
Nigeria palm oil champions Presco and Okomu posted record 2025 profits and a strong start to 2026, as output hit...
July 6, 2026
OPEC+ Pumps More Oil, Testing Africa’s Petro-States
OPEC production increase: 188,000 bpd more from August, the fifth straight hike - pressure on the oil prices Nigeria, Angola...
July 6, 2026
Nigeria Becomes the First OPEC Nation to Join the IEA
Nigeria joins the IEA as the first OPEC member to do so, giving Africa's largest oil producer a seat at...
July 4, 2026