Africa Has Money for Energy Deals, Needs Risk Capital for Projects
By Sola Adebawo AFRICA’S private-capital market has delivered an impressive headline. Stears Intelligence identified 240 African private-market transactions in the…
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Nigeria Can Smooth Petrol Prices, But Someone Must Pay
By Sola Adebawo NIGERIA’S attempt to contain petrol-price volatility raises a basic question: if the market price exceeds the politically…
Nigeria Wants More Refining; Where Will the Crude Come From?
By Sola Adebawo NIGERIA’S refining debate has turned to a more fundamental question: can the country reliably supply the crude…
Can Nigeria Cut Petrol Imports Without Creating Single-Supplier Risk?
By Sola Adebawo The latest import permits and court ruling expose a central challenge in Nigeria’s fuel market: how to…
Can Nigeria Keep Oil Block Speculators Out Without Driving Investors Away?
By Sola Adebawo NIGERIA’S licensing system should make it harder to win acreage without the capacity to develop it. But…
The Institutional Test Behind Dangote Refinery’s IPO
By Sola Adebawo THE central question raised by the Dangote Refinery IPO is not whether the company is worth ₦65…
Industrial Survival And Nigeria’s ₦1.34tr Backup Power Crisis
By Sola Adebawo A factory should convert capital into goods, jobs and productive growth. In Nigeria, too much of that…
Nigeria’s Oil-Block Deadline: Enforcement, Investor Credibility, Road To First Oil
By Sola Adebawo IN Nigeria’s latest petroleum licensing round, winning an oil block may prove easier than keeping it. On…
Nigeria: Can Africa Turn Oil Wealth Into Investable Capital?
By Sola Adebawo NIGERIA has spent decades proving that it can find and produce oil. Its harder problem has been…
Why Universities Must Become Africa’s New Industrial Policy
By Sola Adebawo AFRICA is home to the world’s youngest population, yet it accounts for only a modest share of…
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