Africa’s first indigenous IOC: Elumelu, Okon and the new Seplat
By KUNLE ODUSOLA-STEVENSON For decades, the playbook for the African oil and gas sector followed a predictable script. Multinational titans—the historical International Oil Companies (IOCs)—extracted crude from the continent’s rich subsurface, while local indigenous firms operated on the margins, constrained by lack of capital, infrastructure, and deep technical expertise. Today, that old script is being rewritten. […]
AfCFTA targets $250bn intra-African trade
•Lauds Lagos on industrial, digital transformation By Emeka Anaeto The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has disclosed that the continental trade bloc is on course to achieve an annual intra-African trade volume of $250 billion in the current year, up from $220 billion recorded in 2025. This is even as […]
Shettima: Why Tinubu’s programmes, policies ‘re pro-youth
—As city boy movement scores president high on economic reforms, infrastructure—Vows to mobilize support for his reelection across Nigeria in 2027 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s programmes and policies are mostly in favour of Nigerian youths because he summons modern ideas to solve […]
IMPI urges National Assembly to invoke doctrine of necessity for state police bill
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a policy think tank, has urged the National Assembly to invoke the doctrine of necessity to accelerate the establishment of state police in Nigeria. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Omoniyi Akinsiju, the group expressed concern over delays in the adoption […]
Ovia’s James Hope University positions as Nigeria’s exclusive postgraduate institution
By Elizabeth Osayande & Ifunanya Ndigwe James Hope University, JHU, has positioned itself uniquely in the Nigerian higher education space by operating strictly as a postgraduate-only institution. The university located at Lekki, Lagos, focuses entirely on advanced learning and executive training. It has unveiled three flagship business programmes designed for a new era of learning shaped […]
Insecurity: Support security agencies with credible information, APC Chieftain, Agbomhere urges Nigerians
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has called on Nigerians to actively support ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity by providing timely and credible information to security agencies working to restore peace and stability across the country. Agbomhere, a legal practitioner and immediate past organizing secretary for […]
