Amid internal challenges, the promise of a new Dangote Refinery and the world’s shift towards renewable energy, Nigeria (Africa’s largest holder of proven oil reserves) grapples with the pivotal question of whether to continue its allegiance to OPEC or chart an independent course in the labyrinthine world of oil geopolitics.

Guinness World Records is a global authority in the complex realm of record-breaking achievements. The initiative is only partially immune to ethical shortcomings. Hilda Baci’s recent record-breaking attempt offers an opportunity to peer into what makes a world record ‘official’ according to Guinness