Ade Yesufu is the Commercial Director, Future Energy Nigeria. In this interview, he speaks on Nigeria’s power sector, the challenges bedeviling it and its attractiveness to investors. How will you rate the current government in terms of the power sector performance?  The Federal Government’s road map for solving the country’sRead More

If anyone ever needed any kind of convincing about the exceptional managerial qualities of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, the events of the past few weeks provide eloquent testimonies. Dr. Kachikwu, however, does not need validation. His sterling records, in private as well as inRead More

The good old days are gone when the groundnut pyramids in northern Nigeria were a major contributor to the economy. They were the admiration of everyone from far and near; one of the pride of the nation. The production of groundnut in northern Nigeria dominated the West Africa region, 41%Read More

As Nigerians prepare for the December and new year celebrations in about two months time, one dreaded monster that citizens have had to contend with during the yuletide is the challenge of fuel scarcity. In the last five years, except for 2015, the acute shortage of petrol has been a reoccurring decimal acrossRead More

Maritime activities are essential to the world’s economy, as about 90 per cent of the world’s cargo is carried by ships being the most cost-effective way of moving goods around the world. Nigeria enjoys a larger share in the movement of these cargoes, due to its location along the Gulf of Guinea, whichRead More