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Angola soon will double as oil and diamond rich nation

Angola will soon emerge as an important diamond mining centre.   The newly discovered Luaxe Diamond Deposit will start mining sometime in the middle of the...

Outspan Nigeria Limited expands footprint in Nigeria; sets up collection centres closer to small...

(3 minutes read)   Outspan Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) is investing in the dairy sector in Backward Integration Programmes (BIP). Toward...

Nigeria identifies 7 mineral resources to fuel growth

(4minutes read) · The Nigerian government has prioritised seven of thec ountry’s strategic minerals to harness the potential...

Sinopec’s refinery tower for Dangote plant to reach Nigeria soon

China’s leading energy and chemical company, Sinopec, announced that a completed atmospheric tower made by the company will soon  reach the shores...

Time overruns may hit Dangote’s refinery in Nigeria

Africa’s largest oil refinery will come on stream only by the end of 2020. Earlier, it was scheduled to be commissioned by...

Senegal’s pink lake’s salt concentration is reducing due to incessant rains

Senegal's renowned Pink lake may be in danger because of floods and incessant rains. The lake with its rich presence of salt was a...

Nigeria warns slashing of electricity supplies to Togo, Niger

Nigeria has warned Togo and Niger to immediately clear their $16 million debt or face slashing of electricity supply. Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN),...

NNPC Selects 26 Firms to Lift Nigeria’s Crude Oil

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finalised crude term contracts, expected to run from 2021 through 2023. It has chosen 26 foreign...

The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP)

The Pipeline Cooperation Agreement (PCA) for the NMGP project was part of the agenda of high-level discussions between, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI...

All out Efforts to revive Sierra Leone Mining sector

2 minutes read The government of Sierra Leone is on a mission to revive its mining sector. The country is estimated to have platinum...

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