Aliko Dangote targets 1.4 million barrels per day as refinery expansion reshapes Africa's energy future
Aliko Dangote is pushing his Lagos refinery toward 1.4 million barrels per day, a move that could reshape Africa's energy supply.
Central & West Africa
Tony Elumelu awards $16 million to 3,200 young entrepreneurs
Tony Elumelu provides $16 million in non-repayable grants to 3,200 young African entrepreneurs across 54 countries to foster wealth and opportunity
Eni boss Claudio Descalzi just unlocked one of Nigeria's most contested oil blocks after 30 years
Eni chief Claudio Descalzi traveled to Abuja to close a deal that kept one of Nigeria's richest oil blocks frozen for three decades.
Warner Music Group faces Nigerian lawsuit risk over disputed Burna Boy catalogue
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Aliko Dangote's refinery helps push Nigeria's balance of payments to $4.23bn surplus in 2025
Nigeria swung to a $4.23 billion balance of payments surplus in 2025, powered by Dangote Refinery exports and surging diaspora remittances.
Ibrahim Mahama's Engineers and Planners leads race to take over Ghana's Damang gold mine from Gold Fields
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BUA Cement leads a massive N649bn surge on Nigerian Exchange
Under the visionary leadership of Abdul Samad Rabiu, BUA Cement has triggered a massive recovery on the Nigerian stock market, adding 649 billion naira to investor wealth.
GB Agboola's Flutterwave backs Tiwa Savage's music foundation to take African creative talent global
Flutterwave CEO GB Agboola has partnered with Tiwa Savage's new music foundation to build infrastructure for emerging African creative talent to reach global markets.
FCMB completes $359M recapitalization, locks in international banking license ahead of Nigeria's deadline
FCMB Group has completed a multi-year capital raise, hitting Nigeria's $359 million threshold and locking in its international banking license ahead of the deadline.
Aliko Dangote's fertilizer company sees order surge as Iran conflict shuts key global supply route
Orders are piling up at Dangote Fertiliser as the Iran conflict chokes global supply routes, turning Africa's largest urea plant into a lifeline.
Fidelis Ayebae's Fidson and NREIT listings push NGX weekly turnover to $127.9 million
Two fresh listings by Fidson Healthcare and Chapel Hill Denham's NREIT injected momentum into a Nigerian Exchange market showing early signs of recovery.
Africa's richest man, Dangote is building a 1,100km offshore gas pipeline to power Nigeria's industrial future
Aliko Dangote is quietly building a 1,100km offshore gas pipeline network to move Niger Delta gas to Nigeria's industries and export hubs.
Aliko Dangote's refinery tenders 84,000 tons of jet fuel and diesel as Africa's biggest refinery chases global markets
Dangote refinery has issued tenders to sell 84,000 tons of jet fuel and gasoil in March, marking a new chapter in its export push.
Nigerian oil producer Moni Pulo turns 12 as CEO Seinye Lulu proclaims a “Season of Increase”
At its 12th Corporate Praise event, Moni Pulo's CEO declared a new season of growth, gas development and expanded reserves in Nigeria's Niger Delta.
Nigerian billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu's BUA Cement shines as most profitable Cement maker in 2025
BUA Cement Plc, under the leadership of Abdulsamad Rabiu, has become Nigeria's most profitable cement maker in 2025, with a net profit margin of 30.43%, profit after tax surging 381.7% to N356 billion, and revenue breaking the trillion-naira barrier for the first tim
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede's foundation partners Oxford to train Africa's next public sector reformers
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation is accepting applications for its sixth Oxford-backed leadership cohort, a fully funded program training Africa's top public servants.