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Kola Karim, the Chairman of Shoreline Group, believes OPEC's 2024 World Oil Outlook reflects the position of the market and the role oil plays in the global energy mix. 

Karim: Decarbonisation & renewable energy must grow at 6% to catch up with oil

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu is urging world leaders to develop reforms that promote new global financial architecture while advocating for debt forgiveness for developing countries. 

UNGA79: Nigeria seeks financial reform, debt forgiveness

The Director at ESCAP Management, Esili Eigbe projects the lifting of petrol from Dangote Refinery in the coming months may trigger two key shifts; a drop in actual gasoline consumption and pricing that aligns more closely with market rates. 

Eigbe: Petrol lifting from Dangote Refinery to support naira, dollar savings

Nigeria expects to receive a $1.7 billion loan from the World Bank this week, putting the country’s fiscal management in the spotlight as debt servicing and lower revenue raise concerns. 

Addressing Nigeria’s rising public debt

Lagos, Delta and Rivers states are among sub-nationals in Nigeria with the highest debts. Can states sustain the drive in curbing their debt stock on back of the new minimum wage implementation and petrol price shocks?

Can Nigeria’s sub-nationals curb debt stock?

The General Manager of Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Babatunde Ajayi says the Lagos Carbon Registry will help the state document the outcome of how much carbon is generated. 

CO2 emission: Can Lagos carbon registry achieve targets?

The Team lead at Kimpact Development Initiative, Bukola Idowu says election logistics and result management remain major challenges for the country's electoral umpire. 

Idowu: Election logistics and result management major challenges

Central bank decisions dominate discussions this week. 

Interest rate environment: West African central banks weigh options

Victor Aluyi, the Head of Investment at Sankore Global Investment believes the US Federal Reserve 50 basis points interest rates cut may not have any strong impact on investment in Africa. 

Sankore: Fed rate cuts may not impact investment in Africa

Ghana's economy grew by 6.9 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, recording its fastest growth rate in five years. 

Can Ghana’s extractive industry sustain GDP growth?

The Co-Founder of Field Intelligence, Peter Bunor Junior says building pathways for new and existing pharmaceutical interventions directly to markets is key to advance healthcare access.

Bunor: Pathways for pharmaceutical interventions to markets key

The Central Bank of Nigeria has maintained the 5 per cent ways and means borrowing limit for the government, against the 10 per cent passed by parliament in July.

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