Vol 62 No 14 | NIGERIA A last bid for oil investors 8th July 2021 After 20 years of politicking, the National Assembly has passed a landmark law to reform the country’s oil and gas industry Reaction to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020 through the Senate and House of Representatives on 30 June veered from relief in government, quiet excitement...
Vol 64 No 11 | NIGERIA Bayelsa commission reports 25th May 2023 The Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) launched its much-anticipated report on 60 years' worth of oil pollution in the state, where local companies now produce about...
Vol 47 No 3 | NIGERIA Mystery kidnappers 3rd February 2006 Crooks, mercenaries and ambitious politicians were mixed up in the deal to free the hostages The release of four foreign hostages after 19 days in captivity in the Niger Delta did not end the crisis (AC Vol 47 Nos 1 & 2). Nor...
Vol 50 No 7 | NIGERIAECONOMY Homemade toxic assets 3rd April 2009 After some stellar years of expansion, the financial sector faces a deepening crisis The uncertainty about the future of Central Bank Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo reflects the drift in Nigeria’s policy over the past 18 months. Soludu, who was appointed in...
Vol 57 No 11 | NIGERIA Anniversary ambushed 27th May 2016 Victories against Boko Haram and crooked politicians are overshadowed by a faltering economy and new militants in the Delta It would be hard to concoct a worse conjunction of calamities than that facing President Muhammadu Buhari as he prepares to mark his first year as President on... READ FOR FREE