Vol 37 No 8 | NIGERIA Changing the guard 12th April 1996 General Sani Abacha's sacking of his Chief of Army Staff, Major General Alwali Kazir, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshall Femi John Femi, was a punishment, we...
Vol 65 No 13 | NIGERIA Battle for presidency splits the Kano emirate 14th June 2024 Political alliances for the 2027 elections are fuelling the contest for the traditional leadership of Kano Two emirs are laying claim to the throne of the Kano Emirate – a 220-year-old stool. On the surface it is just a battle of two cousins but...
Vol 50 No 7 | NIGERIAECONOMY Homemade toxic assets 3rd April 2009 After some stellar years of expansion, the financial sector faces a deepening crisis The uncertainty about the future of Central Bank Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo reflects the drift in Nigeria’s policy over the past 18 months. Soludu, who was appointed in...
Vol 64 No 8 | NIGERIA Asiwaju Tinubu the taxman cometh 13th April 2023 Boosting revenues, ending fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate regime will be priorities for the new government The opening gambit of Bola Tinubu's Presidency has been played – almost two months before he moves into the villa at Aso Rock. On 5 April, outgoing Finance...
Vol 58 No 8 | NIGERIA Ambition and ethics 14th April 2017 Politicking ahead of the 2019 elections and the derailing of the anti-corruption campaign frustrate President Buhari's team In the four weeks since his return from medical leave in London, President Muhammadu Buhari has struggled to regain the initiative. This comes against a background of intensifying...