Vol 66 No 24 | NIGERIAUNITED STATES Deepening security crisis threatens Tinubu’s re-election plans 5th December 2025 Presidential allies blame political agendas and sabotage within the military for failure to protect citizens In early November, officers in the Department of State Services received intelligence about a planned abduction at Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State. They...
Vol 56 No 16 | NIGERIA Fighting graft, Buhari-style 6th August 2015 The administration’s anti-corruption campaign has yet to launch and questions are growing about the APC’s ability to deliver Two vital promises were made during President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Washington last month. Firstly, Nigeria would actively seek to recover some US$150 billion of stolen funds reckoned...
Vol 44 No 13 | NIGERIA Atlantic crossing 27th June 2003 Promising that his second-term government would be based on merit not party allegiance, President Olusegun Obasanjo said the focus would be on economic growth and job creation as...
Vol 43 No 21 | NIGERIASÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Trouble in oil 25th October 2002 A symbol of regional cooperation, the Nigeria-São Tomé e Príncipe Joint Development Zone (JDZ), launched only in January, looks close to collapse.
Vol 55 No 24 | NIGERIA Danger looms as piracy booms 5th December 2014 Distracted by the Islamist insurgency in the north and the coming elections, the government has no effective response to the wave of oil theft and hijackings in the Gulf of Guinea Crashing world oil prices and next February's elections – in which President Goodluck Jonathan must retain his grip on his base in the oil-producing Niger Delta – could...
