Vol 41 No 19 | NIGERIAUNITED KINGDOM Kanu help? 29th September 2000 Nwankwo Kanu of Nigeria, the current African Player of the Year who now plys his trade in Britain after spells in Holland and Italy, is telling British newspapers...
Vol 63 No 8 | NIGERIA How the Central Bank could win next year's election 14th April 2022 Those backing governor Godwin Emefiele for the presidency believe eight years of cheap loans to millions of small farmers will pay dividends The clamour among senior government officials for Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele to vie for Nigeria's presidency has its roots in his politically oriented management of the institution... READ FOR FREE
Vol 49 No 12 | NIGERIA Quiet President, worried country 6th June 2008 Umaru Yar’Adua is short on leadership – just when Nigeria needs it There was little fanfare for Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s first anniversary as Nigeria’s President on 29 May. His quiet leadership infuriates his opponents and bewilders those accustomed to rulers...
Vol 60 No 20 | BENINNIGERIA Protectionism and patronage 11th October 2019 A bid by President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the smuggling of rice and petrol is turning into a cross-border political fight Ten months after its inauguration the new integrated frontier crossing between Nigeria and Benin at Sémé Kraké on the key Lagos-Cotonou corridor was closed to most trade on...
Vol 48 No 10 | NIGERIA Giant steps 11th May 2007 Mallam Nasir el-Rufai's student friends called him 'Giant'; he stands some five foot seven inches tall. These days he is more commonly known as 'Bulldozer', because of his...
