2023 Hajj refund: The unfinished business
By Ibrahim Muhammad First, I must commend the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the release of funds to...
Opinions
‘Fossil Future’ Just Stop Oil; fact-based case for natural gas and Africa’s development
By NJ Ayuk Energy expert Alex Epstein is convinced that when presented with the facts about fossil fuels’ positive impacts...
Amendment: Understanding section 4, under “performance-based analysis” in NAHCON Establishment Act (II)
By Ibrahim Muhammad As highlighted in the first part of this piece, decentralization of the Hajj airlift to allow each...
National data fusion centre: A game changer in crime management
By Bolaji O. Kazeem The surging population of youths with diminishing societal values copycat syndrome, and dwindling access to public...
All sectors have a role to play in meeting the climate challenge
Haitham Al Ghais Discourse can sometimes reduce the climate challenge to a simple formula: hydrocarbons caused it; halting hydrocarbons will...
How will artificial intelligence transform energy innovation?
Simon Bennett and Thomas Spencer Like the steam engine and electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is a general-purpose technology that could...
Persistent fall in private borrowing brings global debt down
By Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Goncalves, and Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro Global debt decreased about one percentage point to 237 percent GDP. The...
The Fierce Urgency of African Energy Banks
By NJ Ayuk For more than a year, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) has been pushing back against steadily building...
COP29: No more delay. Time to pay up is now!
By Landry Ninteretse As the Baku climate negotiations enter the final stretch, we are still very far from an agreement....
New European wealth gauge helps policymakers address inequality
By Henning Ahnert, Francien berry, Daria Milic, and Jorrit Zwiinenburg Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more...
