The ruling party begins the tortuous and divisive task of choosing its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections
On 26 February the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) will hold its national convention in Abuja to choose its top officials and set a schedule for the primary...
Key states in Nigeria's gubernatorial and presidential elections
We examine the main contestants and predict the probable winners of the elections
Uncertainties about General Abacha's health have prompted a rush for oil profits
Nobody knows whether General Sani Abacha will take off his uniform and try to win an election as his own civilian successor in August 1998. Moreover, he may...
A long history of failure does not discourage Western leaders
who believe their intervention can improve conditions in the oil-rich
Niger Delta. Yet judging from recent history, the capacity of
outside intervention to make things even worse in the Delta looks
assured. After the United States' stalled efforts at training
Nigeria's military and Royal Dutch Shell's attempts at corporate
responsibility, Britain and France have offered military assistance
to tackle continuing violence in the Delta.
Offering military assistance to a country that did not request it is extremely bad manners, responded a seasoned Nigerian analyst after French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 2 |
- NIGERIA
- CHINA
Asian buyers face tough competition from local bidders as Shell sells a big stake in its oil business
China has a new competitor for oil resources in
Nigeria, according to company leaks and media reports. Royal Dutch/Shell is
understood to be looking to sell a 49.8% stake in...
