NRGI's Nafi Chinery speaks with Zed 101.9 FM in Ghana about changing roles for women in the country's extractive sector--and in mining in particular. Clip recorded in June 2024.

Women's Roles in Decisionmaking About Mining and the Energy Transition

As Mexico Votes, State Oil Company Pemex Needs a New Direction

Meeting Nigeria’s domestic energy needs remains one of the most significant barriers to sustainable development and economic growth in the country. The government proposes to ramp up gas production, utilization and export, with the aims of supporting industrialization, boosting domestic energy supply (for power, cooking and transport), and increasing government revenues.

This X Space was hosted by BudgtIT Nigeria, CJID and NRGI.

Right-sizing Nigeria’s Gas Expansion Plans: What Citizens Need to Know (X Space)

In an interview with Rhythm FM Nigeria, NRGI’s Tengi George-Ikoli emphasized that Nigeria must enhance methane emissions reduction efforts to align its gas ambitions with national and international climate commitments.

Addressing Methane Risks in Nigeria’s Gas Ambitions

NRGI president and CEO Suneeta Kaimal spoke alongside UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, highlighting needed support to transition mineral-producing countries.

COP29: Suneeta Kaimal on justice and equity in transition mineral supply chains

In November 2024, NRGI's Thomas Scurfield spoke at the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development. With moderator Oluwatoyin Ojo, he discussed how the new breed of state-state mineral partnerships intersects with lower-income countries' ambitions to add value to their commodities before export. 

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