Vol 44 No 21 | NIGERIA Roll out the barrel 24th October 2003 Raising domestic oil prices is essential but seems impossible The government's latest bid to liberalise (and inevitably raise) fuel prices has united traders, trades unionists and state governors against President Olusegun Obasanjo's new economic team. The team...
Vol 65 No 16 | NIGERIA Days of rage protests test Tinubu’s economic plans 1st August 2024 With handouts, political co-option and force of arms, the government aims to face down mounting public anger A month after Kenyan activists forced President William Ruto to drop plans for sweeping tax hikes, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has organised a comprehensive pre-emption campaign against... READ FOR FREE
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 45 No 13 | NIGERIA Gas timetable 25th June 2004 17 May 1989: Incorporation of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited. NLNG Board with representatives from the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Shell Gas BV, ENI International (formerly...
Vol 45 No 2 | NIGERIA The other General 23rd January 2004 President Olusegun Obasanjo's rival in last year's contest, retired general and former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85) was in London last week for medical treatment and to drum...