AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoJustice & Anti-Corruption: Liberia’s nominee for Justice Minister/AG, Betty Lamin-Blamo, returns to a high-stakes prosecutorial environment as major drug-trafficking cases raise the pressure on how law is applied amid politics. Public Finance: Liberia’s finance minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan urges stronger domestic resource mobilisation and tighter spending as aid declines and shocks keep hitting essentials. West Africa Integration: Nigeria’s presidency says Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s ECOWAS exit has weakened regional integration and border mechanisms, pushing cooperation into the rival AES framework. Nigeria Politics & Economy: Lagos State rejects fuel-subsidy restoration promises for 2027 as unrealistic populism, while media heavyweight Obaigbena urges candidates to debate policies, not smear campaigns. Digital Finance: Sanwo-Olu’s aide Ganiyu Oseni calls on Nigeria to lead Africa in digital finance and cross-border settlement with homegrown systems. Energy Data: Nigeria and the IEA sign a work programme to improve energy data for better policy and investment. Food Systems: At Kigali’s Africa Food Systems Forum, school-feeding innovators pitch meals as an economic engine, and West African ministers push regional rice self-sufficiency. Africa Credit Rating Agency: Tinubu backs the AU’s AfCRA launch on Oct 7, stressing independence and credible risk assessments.
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