Vol 48 No 3 | NIGERIA Bond breakthrough 2nd February 2007 Some might consider it risky for a Nigerian bank to issue a US$300 million Eurobond on the international capital markets for the first time - just three months...
Vol 48 No 18 | NIGERIA Gas project haunts politicians 7th September 2007 New developments in the investigations into Nigeria's $US10 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on Bonny Island could have serious political ramifications in Washington and Abuja. Britain's...
Vol 60 No 5 | NIGERIA The stayaway election 8th March 2019 A dull campaign then a delayed vote resulted in the lowest turnout in two decades Although Muhammadu Buhari comfortably defeated his main challenger Atiku Abubakar in presidential elections on 23 February, voter turnout was just 35.6%, the lowest since the return to civil...
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 43 No 1 | NIGERIA Murdering sleep 11th January 2002 The murder of Attorney General and veteran politician Chief Bola Ige on 23 December raises new doubts about the prospect of free elections in 2003. He was murdered...
