Category: Nigeria

  • Milei: First 100 Days, KMG Stays Public, Nigeria Reels Back the EEL

    Milei: First 100 Days, KMG Stays Public, Nigeria Reels Back the EEL

    This week, we’re covering Milei reaching 100 days in office in Argentina, significant privatization rumors in Kazakhstan and reversing a controversial policy in Nigeria.

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  • Reasons to be Cheerful… in Nigeria?

    Reasons to be Cheerful… in Nigeria?

    This post could have been called “Reasons to be Less Miserable”: There is no getting around how hard times are in Nigeria or the complexities energy companies face doing business there.

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  • Pounds and Pesos, Naira and Now What?

    Pounds and Pesos, Naira and Now What?

    The Milei administration recently announced that in January it achieved a monthly budget surplus, Argentina’s first in almost 12 years. This is good news for the government after a major setback in Congress earlier this month. The bad news is a severe recession already showing in the official data.

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  • Erdogan in Cairo, Tinubu in Trouble, Milei in Good Mood

    Erdogan in Cairo, Tinubu in Trouble, Milei in Good Mood

    We’re excited to introduce a newsletter from our team that highlights what we’re watching on energy politics in emerging markets, starting with Erdogan in Cairo, Tinabu in trouble in Nigeria, and Milei’s economic win… sort of.

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  • Nigeria: Hope Vs Sam-Daddy & the One-Arm General in Imo State Election

    Nigeria: Hope Vs Sam-Daddy & the One-Arm General in Imo State Election

    On 11 November, voters in Imo, southeastern Nigeria, will go to the polls with security in focus after a turbulent few years in the oil-producing state. Energy investors will be watching for signs they can expect a safer operating environment in the next term.

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  • Nigeria: Cues to Watch in Bayelsa’s Gubernatorial Election

    Nigeria: Cues to Watch in Bayelsa’s Gubernatorial Election

    Off-cycle gubernatorial elections for Bayelsa State in Nigeria will be held on 11 November. At stake is control of one of the country’s biggest oil-producing regions.

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  • Nigeria: Oil Output Down, Lackluster Cabinet

    Nigeria: Oil Output Down, Lackluster Cabinet

    In Nigeria, the Bola Tinubu presidency is off to a rocky start, with declining oil output, the naira falling to record lows, and inflation climbing.

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