Vol 54 No 23 | NIGERIA Politics versus the budget 14th November 2013 Promises of a ten per cent cut in state spending at the start of the election campaign defy political gravity No official reason was given for the postponement of President Goodluck Jonathan's budget speech to the National Assembly, to 19 November. But it is safe bet to assume...
Vol 67 No 1 | NIGERIAWEST AFRICAAFRICA IN 2026 Tinubu faces Trump, terror and tax reform 9th January 2026 A master of electoral politicking, the president is still threatened by rumbling insecurity and shockingly low federal revenues Only a fool hell-bent on a suicidal path can dare to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 73, in 2027, says Vice President Kashim Shettima. Discounting politicians’ default sycophancy,...
Vol 41 No 3 | NIGERIA Russian steal 4th February 2000 At least five major Western banks were involved in the transfer, in 1996 and 1997, of 973 million Deutschemark (US$512 mn.) of Nigerian state funds to accounts linked...
Vol 63 No 12 | NIGERIA Rival parties set up a battle of the oligarchs 9th June 2022 By picking Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar as their flagbearers, the two main parties risk alienating younger voters and extending the political stasis The ease with which Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar defeated their rivals to win their parties' presidential nominations for next February's elections highlights their similarities – super-rich... READ FOR FREE
Vol 54 No 18 | NIGERIA Cracks widen in the PDP 6th September 2013 Seven state governors have walked out of the governing party, dealing a critical blow to its election strategy As he started a three-day state visit to Kenya on 5 September, President Goodluck Jonathan might try to put his own government’s political disarray into perspective. His host,...
