Vol 64 No 24 | NIGERIA South-west bias claims weaken Tinubu's standing 27th November 2023 The President is accused of stacking the cabinet and the military with his fellow Yoruba – and the critics are getting louder The government's policy team has won plaudits internationally but at home it is struggling to reignite the economy and the burden of its reforms is hitting middle-class and...
Vol 49 No 8 | NIGERIAOIL AND GAS Nigeria takes on Big Oil 11th April 2008 President Umaru Yar'Adua has launched a thorough restructuring of the state-owned energy sector and a review of commercial contracts. His reform team hopes to bring in partners like...
Vol 48 No 9 | NIGERIA Uneasy truce in Delta State 27th April 2007 Emmanuel Uduaghan, the winner of the heavily disputed governorship elections in Delta State, will have a critical economic and political role in the coming months. He is the...
Vol 46 No 12 | NIGERIA Brassed off: a contractor under fire 10th June 2005 In the badlands of the Niger Delta a dispute over an oil-loading contract shows the often corrosive relationship between multinational oil companies, government officials and local militia fighters....
Vol 44 No 21 | NIGERIA No end to the affair 24th October 2003 Allegations by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nassir el-Rufai that two senators had solicited a 54 million naira (US$420,000) bribe for approving his appointment are set to cause more...