Vol 61 No 6 | NIGERIA The Emir exits 19th March 2020 Sacked after clashing with Kano’s governor, Lamido Sanusi may be heading for an overt political role For the second time in as many decades, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been pushed out of a top institution, with opinion divided over his future. Again, he will...
Vol 52 No 17 | NIGERIAOIL AND GAS Who cleans up in the Delta? 26th August 2011 A huge payout by Shell for spilling oil will not necessarily help those who suffered from the environmental damage On 3 August, the oil giant Shell agreed in the London High Court to settle a compensation claim for oil spills in Bodo, in the Niger Delta. This...
Vol 45 No 13 | NIGERIA Gas timetable 25th June 2004 17 May 1989: Incorporation of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited. NLNG Board with representatives from the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Shell Gas BV, ENI International (formerly...
Vol 65 No 3 | NIGERIA Shock therapy keeps the people waiting 1st February 2024 Dollar-rich investors have reacted to President Tinubu's radical reforms by rushing to the door President Bola Tinubu's great gamble that shock therapy – ending subsidies and devaluing the naira – would bring back foreign capital and stabilise state finances isn't working. Instead,...
Vol 64 No 19 | NIGERIA Cash crunch tests Tinubu's top finance team 21st September 2023 The government is hunting for foreign exchange to stabilise the naira and speed up growth after its reform shocks The nomination of Olayemi Michael Cardoso, a former chairman of Citibank, as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opens the next chapter of President Bola Ahmed...