Grid Reliability Push (Nigeria): NISO says it’s boosting National Grid stability and electricity market discipline, citing a Nigeria-plus-14-country synchronisation test and new ultra-modern control centres in Osogbo and Gwagwalada, alongside SCADA, energy management and IoT monitoring. BRICS Energy & Trade Tensions: As BRICS leaders converge in New Delhi, Modi and Putin back a rules-and-payments agenda, while Iran’s Pezeshkian urges BRICS to stop any country from obstructing legitimate trade; negotiators are still drafting the “Delhi Declaration” amid Iran–UAE friction. Red Sea Shipping Risk (Yemen): Houthis seize Mokha and Mayun/Perim near Bab el-Mandeb, raising the stakes for oil and tanker routes as Hormuz remains constrained. Oil Market Signal (Nigeria): OPEC data shows Nigeria met its 1.5m bpd quota for a fourth straight month in August, keeping it Africa’s top producer. Industrial Power & Gas (Libya): Benghazi’s Tosyali-Sulb low-carbon iron project targets $2.5bn investment, with gas supply for phase one secured and a dedicated power station planned. Ammonia Supply Chain (UAE–Germany–Africa): Fertiglobe explores lower-carbon ammonia links via a Hamburg import terminal with Covestro and MB Energy. Monetary Policy (West Africa): BCEAO holds rates at 3% as it flags possible energy-cost pressure from Middle East disruptions. Dangote IPO Momentum (Nigeria): The Dangote Petroleum Refinery share sale is drawing global attention as Nigeria prepares for Africa’s biggest IPO.