Leading pan-African energy lawyer, NJ Ayuk, has recently launched his debut book – Big Barrels: African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity. Mr Ayuk is the managing partner of Centurion Law Group, a pan-African corporate law conglomerate which specialises in energy, extractive industries and the financial sector. His book has broken sales records since its launch and he is joining us in studio to tell us more.
Dig Baby Dig. King Coal Still Has an Important Role to Play in Africa Today and Tomorrow
March 15, 2025
In the march to net zero, coal usage is the villain in the story. Industrialized nations demonize coal for its negative environmental effects: Coal combustion releases pollutants linked to smog and respiratory illness, from carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide to nitrogen oxides to mercury and lead.