Vol 57 No 10 | NIGERIA Avengers assemble 13th May 2016 As sabotage attacks and pipeline breakdowns in the Delta take as much as 400,000 barrels per day (bpd), the shadowy Niger Delta Avengers group claims it has launched...
Vol 44 No 12 | NIGERIA Leaky and unlucky 13th June 2003 Revelations by Royal Dutch/Shell that thefts of crude oil from its operations in the Niger Delta could amount to as much as 100,000 barrels a day have been...
Vol 61 No 5 | NIGERIA Aides leak, north-east burns 5th March 2020 Escalating violence in Borno and surrounding states as leaked memos show tensions between senior aides – and a now familiar inertia It was the worst-kept secret in Abuja. Officials in President Muhammadu Buhari's government blame one another for the administration's failings, especially in areas such as security. After a...
Vol 53 No 11 | NIGERIA Fuel fraud fans public anger 25th May 2012 Jonathan has to choose between penalising his friends and the final collapse of his government’s credibility over the fuel subsidy racket The belated announcement by President Goodluck Jonathan on 22 May that he wants the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to act on the US$6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud...
Vol 52 No 9 | NIGERIA Better elections, dangerous politics 29th April 2011 Fairer voting helps but fundamental reforms are needed to tackle the crisis in the impoverished north The bloody aftermath of Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in the 16 April presidential election will require decisive action from his new government to prevent a dangerous and widening gulf between north...