Vol 67 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED STATES School kidnappings fuel political crisis ahead of 2027 vote 10th July 2026 As Washington shifts approach, attacks are intensifying, raising questions about Abuja’s counterterrorism partnership with Trump’s administration When Grammy-nominated Nigerian musician Davido appeared at a FIFA World Cup countdown concert in Los Angeles last month wearing a jacket embroidered with the names of 39 abducted...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 10 | NIGERIACHINA How the big projects fell short 5th August 2013 The promised deregulation of the refined petroleum market is just one reason for the investment delay Political and financial concerns have stalled or forced the reformulation of many of the major projects trumpeted since 2008. Back in May 2010, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...
Vol 45 No 20 | NIGERIA Day of the locusts 8th October 2004 Asari and his foes have pulled back from the brink in the Niger Delta but the threat remains Mujahid Dokubo Asari's 'Operation Locust Feast' was supposed to begin on Independence Day, 1 October, and was effectively a declaration of war on President Olusegun Obasanjo's government and...
Vol 61 No 21 | NIGERIA States carry on regardless 22nd October 2020 Rival candidates in Ondo State's elections campaigned for their national ambitions more than local issues After losing the Edo state elections last month, the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) held on to Rotimi Akeredolu's governorship of Ondo State on 10 October – a...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 6 | NIGERIACHINA A $50 Billion Handshake 7th November 2008 Beijing may not want much to do with Nigeria A sizable and much-ballyhooed credit line looks to be little more than a goodwill gesture from China to Nigeria, promising much but delivering little. The brief fanfare attached to the initial...
