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FALF celebrates the 2025 Future Africa Leaders Award winners

The Future Africa Leaders Foundation has unveiled the winners and ambassadors of the 2025 Future Africa Leaders Award, celebrating 10 young Africans whose initiatives are delivering measurable impact across communities on the continent. The awardees were recently presented at a public ceremony in Lagos, which brought together development advocates, civil society leaders and members of...
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Nigerian Oil Refining Ramps Up to Cut Fuel Imports

Domestic refineries on Tuesday declared that they have the capacity to supply more fuel into the local market this year than importers did in 2025. The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria told The PUNCH that its members, including the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, have the capacity to supply all the fuels needed by Nigerians without...
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Wale Tinubu champions Africa’s energy priorities at Davos

Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive of Africa’s leading indigenous energy solutions provider, Oando Plc, is set to participate in the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to champion Africa’s energy priorities. A statement on Tuesday stated that Tinubu’s engagements will focus on critical issues such as Africa’s energy security, the role of...
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Nigeria’s Stabilisation Efforts Boost Economic Outlook

The International Monetary Fund has said that Nigeria’s macroeconomic stabilisation efforts are beginning to yield results, contributing to an improved growth outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. The Fund made the assessment on Wednesday during a press conference to present its January 2026 World Economic Outlook Update, in which it revised growth projections for the African region...
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REA engages 20 states on Nigeria’s power access roadmap

The Rural Electrification Agency has engaged 20 states on a roadmap to expand electricity access following the signing of the Electricity Act 2023. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Abba Aliyu, disclosed this during a chat with TVC News on Tuesday, explaining that the engagements were aimed at presenting data on unelectrified and underserved communities to...
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A Vital Role in Africa’s Energy Transition

The Chairman of Solad Power Group, Constantine Ogunbiyi, has cautioned against portraying Africa’s energy transition as a straight choice between fossil fuels and renewable energy, saying such framing overlooks the continent’s development and power realities. In a statement on Wednesday, Ogunbiyi said debates around energy transition on the continent are often shaped by ideology rather...
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Recapitalisation signals a new era for Nigerian banking

Nigeria’s banking sector is undergoing a defining transformation as the central bank’s recapitalisation drive strengthens resilience, deepens confidence and positions lenders to support sustainable economic growth, JUSTICE OKAMGBA reports The Central Bank of Nigeria, led by its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has sustained momentum around its vision of promoting regulatory excellence while reinforcing the foundations of...
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Falcon Corporation Honours Pioneer MD on His Retirement

Falcon Corporation Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous gas companies, has celebrated the retirement of its co-founder and pioneer managing director, Professor Joseph Ezigbo, marking the end of 31 years of service to the company and the nation’s gas industry. At an event held recently in Lagos, leaders from the oil, gas and banking sectors,...
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Maritime Sector Regulation Underreported in Nigeria

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria has stated that many regulatory activities and policy interventions within the maritime sector do not receive adequate media attention. In a statement over the weekend, the Registrar of CRFFN, Mr Kingsley Igwe, said this when he received a delegation from the Maritime Media & Capacity...
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Port Stakeholder Engagement is Vital

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr Pius Akutah, has stated that stakeholder engagement is critical to maintaining order within the port system and ensuring that Nigeria’s ports align with global best practices, while safeguarding the interests of port users and the national economy. This comes even as Akutah has repeatedly stressed that...
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