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Nigeria’s Solar Push Gains Scale, but Financing Still Defines the Market

As rising fuel costs and unreliable power push businesses toward solar, investors are rethinking how to fund a fragmented but high-demand market., as financing structures continue to shape how—and how fast—the sector grows.

Samuel Okocha

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Nigeria’s Investment Story Broadens Beyond Oil

Mar 21, 2026

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Nigeria’s Investment Story Broadens Beyond Oil

Ports, telecoms, and industrial deals signal expanding capital flows, although risks loom in the background.

Samuel Okocha

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Nigeria’s Energy, Banks and Cocoa Markets Send Fresh Capital Signals

Mar 13, 2026

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Nigeria’s Energy, Banks and Cocoa Markets Send Fresh Capital Signals

A $20bn deepwater oil project moves toward approval as banks meet recapitalisation targets and a cocoa trader raises ₦165bn in commercial paper.

Samuel Okocha

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Dangote's $20B Refinery IPO Headlines a Week of Big Deals in Nigeria's Markets

Mar 6, 2026

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7 min read

Dangote's $20B Refinery IPO Headlines a Week of Big Deals in Nigeria's Markets

Major listings and billion-dollar projects show how capital markets are financing Nigeria's economic shifts

Samuel Okocha

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Repricing Risk: Security Capital, Power Bonds & a Cautious Policy Pivot

Feb 27, 2026

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5 min read

Repricing Risk: Security Capital, Power Bonds & a Cautious Policy Pivot

Venture funding flows into defence tech, electricity arrears convert into tradable bonds, and the central bank begins easing, as trade-linked security risk lingers.

Samuel Okocha

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Subnational Capital Competition Intensifies Across Nigeria

Feb 19, 2026

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6 min read

Subnational Capital Competition Intensifies Across Nigeria

Enugu’s Haier investment signals a broader shift as states compete for industrial depth, infrastructure leverage, and long-term capital positioning.

Samuel Okocha

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Nigeria Pushes for $1 trillion economy amid reform drive and risks

Feb 13, 2026

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6 min read

Nigeria Pushes for $1 trillion economy amid reform drive and risks

Officials say double-digit growth, private capital mobilisation, and FX stability are key, but risks threaten progress

Samuel Okocha

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Nigeria opens Africa Energy Bank as NNPC eyes Chinese rescue and PayPal returns

Feb 5, 2026

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Nigeria opens Africa Energy Bank as NNPC eyes Chinese rescue and PayPal returns

NNPC courts Chinese partner for refineries; First HoldCo clears bad loans as FAB eyes Lagos office and energy bank launches.

Samuel Okocha

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Nigeria cuts oil entry costs, courts capital amid energy reset

Jan 28, 2026

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4 min read

Nigeria cuts oil entry costs, courts capital amid energy reset

Chevron logs fresh reserves, Shell secures deepwater incentives, InfraCredit scales up, and Dangote Fertiliser adds boardroom firepower. Plus: coup plot charges and IShowSpeed’s viral Lagos finale.

Samuel Okocha

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Nigeria’s Solar Push Gains Scale, but Financing Still Defines the Market

Nigeria’s Investment Story Broadens Beyond Oil

Nigeria’s Energy, Banks and Cocoa Markets Send Fresh Capital Signals

Dangote's $20B Refinery IPO Headlines a Week of Big Deals in Nigeria's Markets

Repricing Risk: Security Capital, Power Bonds & a Cautious Policy Pivot

Subnational Capital Competition Intensifies Across Nigeria

Nigeria Pushes for $1 trillion economy amid reform drive and risks

Nigeria opens Africa Energy Bank as NNPC eyes Chinese rescue and PayPal returns

Nigeria cuts oil entry costs, courts capital amid energy reset

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