Category: Intelligence
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Moneda Intelligence Monthly News Wrap Up
January 2026 Energy Nigeria Heirs Energies acquired a 20.07% stake in Seplat for $496 million, becoming its largest shareholder, with founder Tony Elumelu joining Seplat’s board as a non-executive director. What this means… Beyond OML 17, the stake in Seplat gives Heirs Energies access to a broader and more diversified portfolio. By leveraging Seplat’s mixed…
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The African Perspective: Post-Harvest Losses
October 2025 Food loss is food removed from the supply chain after harvest but before retail, without being consumed or repurposed for productive uses such as animal feed, seed, or bioenergy. Food loss is categorized into Pre-harvest losses, which occurs on the farm, typically before harvest, and Post-harvest losses, which take place after harvest during…
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Africa’s Gas Non-Investment
January 2025 Africa boasts 800 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas reserves, attracting $245 billion in planned investments for LNG terminals, gas pipelines, and power stations. However, many of these projects face significant challenges, including inefficiencies, lack of capital, policy gaps, insecurity, and more, putting their realization at risk. Fig. 1 – Gas Investments…
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The Lithium Market
January 2024 In the global conversation about energy transitions, one word has risen to prominence: lithium. Known as the lightest metal on Earth, lithium’s unique properties have positioned it at the center of several industries, from electric vehicles to pharmaceuticals. Why Lithium Matters The metal is not found in its elemental form in nature but…
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Policy Review:
Nigeria’s President signed three executive orders to stimulate the oil and gas industry. March 2024 The executive orders signed by President Tinubu to effect change in the oil and gas industry were drafted through close collaboration with stakeholders in the industry. Through this collaboration, the painpoints of these stakeholders were taken into consideration in the…
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Africa’s Energy Transition
February, 2022 Africa’s energy generation currently sits at 1.79 Exajoule (EJ), with renewable energy contributing 0.16 EJ. The most developed source of renewable energy is hydropower which is exactly at the global average of 7%. It is, however, unlikely that it will continue this dominance in the next decade as the focus is shifting away…
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Production Losses in Nigeria
April, 2022 Nigeria’s oil sector, one of the most critical pillars of its economy, continues to struggle with significant production losses. As Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria’s economy is heavily reliant on its hydrocarbons industry, with oil and gas accounting for 65% of government revenue and 88% of foreign exchange earnings. However, production losses continue…
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What’s Next for Africa?
October, 2021 Africa’s oil and gas industry is on the brink of transformative growth, with an estimated $213 billion investment in 40 projects over the next five years. This investment will be funneled towards infrastructure development, increase in production capacity, and improved energy access across the continent. Countries like Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, and Mozambique are…
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Petroleum Industry Bill
July, 2021 The oil and gas industry is the backbone of revenue for Nigeria’seconomy, yet, the oil and gas reserves in Nigeria have remainedstagnant for decades, and this stagnancy has cast a dark shadow on theentire industry. Even in stagnancy, the current level of activities beingcarried out in the industry has grossly failed in retaining…