Vol 2 (AAC) No 6 | NIGERIACHINAINDIASOUTH KOREA Abuja's Asian connections 16th April 2009 South Korea: Nigeria is South Korea's third largest trading partner and the largest market in Africa for Korean construction companies. In January 2006, Korean companies were working on 60 projects valued...
Vol 50 No 23 | NIGERIACHINA China's new bid for Nigerian oil 20th November 2009 China has expressed interest in buying 49% stakes in 23 soon-to-expire oil block licences. The London Financial Times reported in September that the China National Offshore Oil Corporation...
Vol 40 No 12 | NIGERIA All hail to the chief 11th June 1999 President Olusegun Obasanjo returns to power amid hopes that the country's decline can be reversed after 15 years of military rule Government business took off at a frenetic pace after the 29 May inauguration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Launching proceedings, Obasanjo made a powerful attack on corrupt contractors,...
Vol 54 No 9 | NIGERIA Opposition on all fronts 26th April 2013 A new political alliance to confront President Jonathan is gathering pace as security conditions – north and south – deteriorate The newly united opposition parties – the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) – have joined forces to condemn soldiers for what...
Vol 51 No 25 | NIGERIA General John Togo and all his enemies 17th December 2010 The self-styled General of the Niger Delta struggle, warlord John Togo, emerged from the Itsekiri/Ijaw ethnic war of 2003, when rival tribal groups from Delta State spawned death,...