Vol 43 No 20 | NIGERIA Nigeria's rag trade 11th October 2002 On 2 October Nigeria banned imports of all textiles in a bid to revive its own ailing industry. It now depends on imports from Asia, some of them...
Vol 63 No 2 | NIGERIA In search of flagbearers 20th January 2022 The ruling party begins the tortuous and divisive task of choosing its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections On 26 February the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) will hold its national convention in Abuja to choose its top officials and set a schedule for the primary...
Vol 63 No 3 | NIGERIA Bankers circle the presidency 3rd February 2022 The country’s military is over-stretched and few trust the political class but its financiers are projecting power like never before As the race for next year's presidential elections heats up, two political outsiders have been named as contenders with support by some in the top ranks of President...
Vol 43 No 16 | NIGERIA Eastward Ho! 9th August 2002 Igbo politics are boiling with preparations for next year's general elections. Since the dream of an independent Biafra was crushed in 1970, many Igbo have felt marginalised, and...
Vol 42 No 15 | NIGERIA Politics dead or alive 27th July 2001 The ruling People's Democratic Party, with 209 of the 348 seats in the National Assembly and 59 of the 103 seats in the Senate, enters the electoral race...