Vol 57 No 14 | NIGERIA Chip off the oil block 8th July 2016 Just as the authorities dig into a series of suspicious transactions made by the late President Sani Abacha's Oil Minister, Chief Dauzia Loya 'Dan' Etete, his son Edward...
Vol 66 No 17 | NIGERIA Escalating violence could reshape Tinubu’s plan for 2027 vote 29th August 2025 Northern states have been hit hardest by jihadist insurgents together with banditry and kidnapping alongside murderous herder-farmer clashes When Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, Nuhu Ribadu, announced the arrest of two senior fighters affiliated with Al Qaida on 17 August, officials cited it as another success for...
Vol 62 No 8 | NIGERIAECONOMY Much to be modest about 15th April 2021 The economy is in slightly better shape than feared months ago but faces a toxic combination of unemployment and inflation President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria's economy policymakers will certainly welcome the modest improvement in the country's economic outlook. According to the Yemi Kale-led National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),...
Vol 43 No 5 | NIGERIA Blitzing the banks 8th March 2002 In its attempt to clean up the banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria risks sparking a crisis. It wants to deter banks and multinationals from dealing on the...
Vol 56 No 4 | NIGERIA Policing the vote 19th February 2015 There is another way to influence election results, without tampering with the actual vote: to encourage or discourage turnout by using the security organisations. Opposition parties claim that...