When Emmanuel Adeyemi opened his cold-storage and logistics business in Lagos five years ago, he budgeted for fuel as a minor line item, a backup for when the national grid flickered. Today, diesel accounts for nearly 40 percent of his monthly operating costs, and the arithmetic is getting worse
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Dipo Oladehinde is a skilled energy analyst with experience across Nigeria's energy sector alongside relevant know-how about Nigeria’s macro economy. He provides a blend of market intelligence, financial analysis, industry insight, micro and macro-level analysis of a wide range of local and international issues as well as informed technical rudiments for policy-making and private directions.

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