BY INNOCENT EDEMHANRIA Africa’s energy conversation is changing, and it must change faster. For years, the continent’s power debate focused almost entirely on access in terms of how many more households could be connected, how quickly, and at what cost. But the Future of Energy Conference (FEC) 2026, held in Accra, Ghana on 25–26 August and organised by the Africa […]
BY ERHISOHWODE ASSURANCE OVIE The Niger Delta occupies a troubling place in Nigeria’s political economy. For decades, oil and gas extracted from the region have sustained public revenue, foreign-exchange earnings and national development. Yet many of its communities still live with failed roads, unreliable electricity, polluted land and water, and weak public services. This contradiction cannot be explained by the […]
By Innocent Edemhanria Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are not an abstract risk for Nigeria. They are money illegally earned, transferred or used across borders through corruption, tax abuse, trade manipulation, fraud, money laundering and Illegal markets like trafficking in drugs, arms, persons etc, smuggling or cybercrime. Court records show that such flows have occurred, while official estimates indicate a loss large […]