Nigeria’s New NIGCOMSAT Satellites Put Digital Sovereignty Back on the Agenda
Nigeria has approved NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, two high-throughput satellites meant to expand broadband, broadcasting and critical communications.
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Nigeria’s Digital Cloud Policy Tests Africa’s Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Nigeria's new Digital Cloud Policy aims to turn government demand, data-centre investment and digital sovereignty into a regional cloud strategy.
Seplat’s Record Profit Tests Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Turnaround
Seplat Energy's record half-year profit gives Nigeria's energy sector a strong private-sector signal, but investment, gas delivery and local value…
Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard Tests Tinubu’s Growth Promise
Nigeria says subsidy and currency reforms prevented economic collapse. The next test is whether fiscal stability becomes real relief for…
Tinubu’s 80% Soldier Pay Rise Tests Nigeria’s Security Budget Strategy
President Bola Tinubu's approval of up to 80 percent pay increases for Nigerian soldiers puts military morale, fiscal discipline and…
Nigeria’s Meth Lab Raids Put West Africa’s Crime Economy on Alert
Nigeria's dismantling of industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratories has exposed a deeper West African security and business risk: transnational cartels are using…
Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline Tests West Africa’s Integration Ambition
ECOWAS leaders' Freetown agreement on the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline has moved the Nigeria-Morocco megaproject forward, but financing, governance and local…
Nigeria’s Coup-Plot Court Martial Tests Africa’s Civilian Rule
Nigeria's military court martial of officers accused of a coup plot has become a major test of civilian rule, due…
Dangote Refinery’s $2.5bn Raise Tests Africa’s Fuel Sovereignty Ambition
Dangote Refinery's $2.5bn private placement gives Africa's largest refinery new capital for expansion, but the real test is fuel security,…
Airtel Money’s London IPO Plan Puts African Fintech on a Global Stage
Airtel Africa's plan to list Airtel Money in London is more than a capital-markets story. It is a test of…
Africa’s Solar Manufacturing Push Tests Its Clean-Tech Independence
Africa's demand for solar power is rising fast. The next test is whether Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa and Ethiopia can…
Nigeria : le scandale du faux conseil presidentiel revele la faille la plus dangereuse de l’Etat budgetaire
Le scandale du PFIPC montre qu'au Nigeria, une fausse structure a pu entrer dans le budget, obtenir une presence administrative…