Vol 49 No 18 | NIGERIAECONOMYBRITAIN Two virgins 5th September 2008 Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has lost the first round in its battle with Nigeria’s government and is expected to sell all but 7% of its 49% stake in the...
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Money and politics delay the latest headcount plan 5th May 2023 Facing rows over resources and state finances, the new government isn't prioritising the census Postponing the planned national census due to run from 3 to 7 May is the latest policy decision by the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to be...
Vol 58 No 5 | NIGERIA Health checks 3rd March 2017 More flexibility on the exchange rate could bring down the cost of borrowing The tribulations of the Nigerian currency, the naira, might offer some respite to President Muhammadu Buhari, currently in London under doctor's orders. The prospect of a change in...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 6 | NIGERIA Sanusi Lamido Sanusi 4th April 2013 Governor, Central Bank, Nigeria Sanusi Lamido Sanusi wrote an op-ed in London’s Financial Times in March that compared Chinese involvement in Africa to that of the Europeans in the colonial era....
Vol 1 (AAC) No 6 | NIGERIA Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 7th November 2008 Managing Director, World Bank Born in 1954, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala studied economics at Harvard University, then earned a Ph.D in regional economics and development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981. She joined the World...