Why Gulf of Guinea is crucial to Bayelsa – Diri 

The governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, has said the location of the state around the resource-rich Gulf of Guinea (GoG) region presents unique opportunities for investment, its growth and development. Governor Diri also stated that his...

UNGA80: Stakeholders chart course to unlock $800bn Gulf of Guinea economy

Policymakers, diplomats, security experts, and business leaders gathered in New York on Thursday for a high-level roundtable on “Unlocking Energy, Oil & Gas, Minerals, Aviation and Maritime Opportunities in the Gulf of Guinea,” where they...

Guinea’s Electorate Overwhelmingly Approves New Constitution in Referendum

On September 24, 2025, Guinea’s electoral authorities announced that voters had resoundingly approved a new constitution, with 89% casting ballots in favor of the proposed changes. The referendum, held to reshape the West African nation’s...

Guinea-China bauxite trade takes a big bite of 2025 Capesize tonnage

A combination of strong trade and high port waiting times will see the trade employ around 15% of Capesize vessels in 2025. Massive year on year growth in Guinean bauxite trade has also absorbed Capesize substantial tonnage in 2025, contributing...

Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa

Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...

NUPRC Releases 4-year Scorecard, Nigeria’s Rig Count Jumps 762% to 69

*Says 400 dormant oil fields identified, quick actions to follow *N358.6bn remitted to host oil communities *Sahara Group targets 350,000 barrels per day oil production, acquires seven rigs Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The...

African nations commit to energy access under Mission 300

Seventeen African governments have endorsed national plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300, a partnership led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group. The initiative seeks to connect 300 million people in...

Africa accelerates Mission 300 with 17 new energy compacts

Mission 300 took a major step forward this week with the unveiling in New York of a second batch of National Energy Compacts by seventeen African countries. This brings the number of countries that have now finalised their compacts to 29. The...

Nigeria’s Rig Count Jumps 762% To 69 As NUPRC Marks Four Years Of Growth

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Sunday, published a list of 16 high impact achievements four years after its establishment, listing as one of its highpoints, the geometric rise in Nigeria’s rig count from a low of...

Zeynep Harezi Yilmaz: «Karpowership contributes to advancing universal access to energy»

Zeynep Harezi Yilmaz is the Chief Commercial Officer of Karpowership, a global Turkish company renowned for its floating power plants. Educated at Hamilton College and the London School of Economics, she is also co-founder of the One World...

Nerd’s Eye View: 13 things you need to know about the Shipping Forecast

1. The Shipping Forecast was first issued on August 24, 1867. Since no one had yet got around to inventing radio, for its first few decades it was issued by telegram. 2. It was in large part the creation of Robert FitzRoy, a sometime hydrographer,...

Wabtec to expand its Midlands manufacturing facility and create 150 new jobs

Wabtec has announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility at Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire to enhance its production capabilities. The enhancement will enlarge the facility by 7,300 sq/m and is expected to be completed late next...

Pillar closes €3.2M to revolutionize financial management for construction companies

Milan-based Pillar, a fintech digitizing construction finance, has closed a €3.2 million pre-seed round. Emblem led the investment, joined by international backers Pareto, Plug and Play, and Kima Ventures, as well as Italian investors B Heroes,...

The Oct 5 Show

From Perth to Hobart, the Oct 5 edition of Macca’s program unfolded like a road map of Australia — conversations stitched together by travel, music, work and memory. It was a Sunday morning soundtrack of real voices: people doing what they do...

Investment Hotspots in Ghana’s Financial and Energy Sectors

By Africa Risk Control West Africa Desk: Ghana, located in West Africa along the Gulf of Guinea, has a population of approximately 34 million and a GDP of around $90 billion (2024 estimate). Known for its political stability and relatively strong...

The Fodder Grass Museum in Thiruvananthapuram showcases different varieties of fodder grass and fodder crops

It might sound odd to call a small plot overgrown with grass a museum. But the half-acre parcel of land on the premises of the office of the State Fodder Farm at Valiyathura in Thiruvananthapuram is actually one. It is the Fodder Grass Museum,...

Why DroneShield, Novonix, Predictive Discovery, and Weebit Nano shares are charging higher

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Oyetola Woos Global Investors To Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy At London International Shipping Week

1 Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called on international investors to seize the vast opportunities in Nigeria’s Marine and Blue economy, describing the...

GTP Chair Urges FG To Link 28 States To Waterways 

The Chairman of Global Transport Policy (GTP), Dr Olusegun Musa, has urged the Federal Government to link 28 states in the country to waterways transport for economic transformation. Musa made the call during the 10th Lagos International Maritime...

Guinea's Tierno Monenembo: stolen words and diehard critic of military rule

Guinean writer Tierno Monenembo will boycott his country's upcoming constitutional referendum, calling the vote a "farce". Unwaveringly critical of the authoritarian junta in power, he said he is ready to "die for his ideas". In the lush garden of...