The Electricity industry headlines are menacing: "Generation capacity is grossly inadequate for the nation" "Transmission network is highly constrained and congested" "The distribution network is weak and overloaded", "ATC&C losses too high" " Nigeria crippled by power shortages" The…
read moreNever take your eye off corporate governance Poor corporate governance, debt and a debilitating market condition, each can turn a company belly-up , but when all three factors are present, catastrophe is inevitable. If you are leveraged, then ensure your governance is right at least, as nobody has control over market forces The more successful we get, the more careful we should be - at…
read moreNo Victor, No Vanquished – Jonathan, Buhari, Nigerians and the #GoodCitizen Bekeme Masade Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria reportedly invited General Muhammadu Buhari to the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock in Abuja, to congratulate him on his victory over Jonathan in the just concluded and much…
read moreIt has been an eventful couple of months in Nigeria, with the 2015 general elections assuming a larger than life stature, and practically taking over the daily life of the average citizen and nearly every single moment of his day. The elections have been headlined by a too-close-to-call presidential election between an incumbent and a…
read moreThe 2015 global oil outlook for major exporters like Nigeria may appear bleak as prices plummet to below $70/b in June 2014 after a five-year stability at $110/b; but peer further into the horizon and the fortunes for Nigeria and indigenous energy firms in the country are looking promising. This is just as international oil…
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