Goddy Ikeh

The Governments from West, Central and Southern Africa, with delegations confirmed for the Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum in Paris next month, are each advancing critical mineral projects that span processing deals, development-stage assets and frontier exploration plays, giving investors a range of entry points across the minerals value chain.

FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has announced the upcoming edition of the SMEConnect Webinar scheduled to hold on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially restricted banking services for “chronic defaulters” and large-ticket obligors with non-performing loans.

Heirs Energies says it has committed over $10 million to support 2,000 African entrepreneurs through its partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to drive enterprise growth and job creation across the continent.

The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Musiliu Oseni, says electricity regulators would collaborate to prevent regulatory arbitrage in the power sector.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed a Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 5 agreement with SeaSeis Geophysical Limited, authorising the company, in partnership with the commission and TGS, to undertake the acquisition and processing of new 3D seismic and gravity data.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that Nigeria is repositioning itself as a dependable global energy supplier, citing improved security, policy stability and renewed investor confidence in the oil and gas sector.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted approval to the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria to repatriate their export proceeds and unrestricted access to 100 per cent of their foreign exchange earnings.

The Nigerian equities market reversed its recent upward trajectory on Wednesday as sustained profit-taking in banking heavyweights dragged the benchmark index lower, wiping out billions in investor wealth.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and FCI will jointly host the Africa Regional Conference on Factoring, Receivables Finance & Credit Insurance on 15–16 April 2026 in Kampala, Uganda.