Vol 6 (AAC) No 2 | NIGERIA Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi 4th December 2012 Minister of State for Power, Nigeria Only weeks into her new role as Minister of State for Power, Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi announced a major project to address Nigeria’s chronic power shortfall. In early November,...
Vol 60 No 15 | NIGERIA The Gang of 43 breaks cover 26th July 2019 Light on technocrats, heavy on party hacks with accountability issues, many ask whether the new ministerial team was worth the four-month wait With an extra five members, stuffed with party loyalists and an average age of 60, President Muhammadu Buhari's new ministerial team cannot be accused of exuding dynamism or... READ FOR FREE
Vol 41 No 21 | NIGERIA High street havens 27th October 2000 The search for Abacha's stolen money has led to several major Western banks and is at last forcing their governments to act Investigators pursuing some US$3 billion of funds stolen by the late General Sani Abacha's regime between 1993-98 have established that the cash was deposited in more than 30...
Vol 60 No 25 | NIGERIA Not yet, Generalissimo 19th December 2019 The lack of trust between government and activists over civil rights reflects the country’s deepening security crisis It was Muhammadu Buhari's military credentials that persuaded many Nigerians to trust him on security issues in 2015, at a time when insurgents had taken over more than...
Vol 45 No 2 | NIGERIA More petro-nairas 23rd January 2004 The unions lose another battle to Obasanjo's campaign to open up the oil business Another round in the battle to liberalise the oil business goes to President Olusegun Obasanjo after the once mighty Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) backed down from its campaign...