Vol 57 No 6 | NIGERIA Cleared by cash 18th March 2016 A cash-for-immunity deal brokered in 2014 by Swiss lawyers between the then President Goodluck Jonathan's government and two sons of the late General Sani Abacha, Mohammed and Abba,...
Vol 50 No 13 | NIGERIA Hide and seek 26th June 2009 National Assembly politicians are investigating reports that tens of billions of dollars in revenue from the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's (NNPC) foreign subsidiaries, which have accrued over...
Vol 48 No 9 | NIGERIA The dealmaking begins 27th April 2007 The victorious People's Democratic Party wants to co-opt enough dissenters to put the rigged election furore behind it Time is pressing President-elect Umaru Yar'Adua ahead of the planned inauguration on 29 May. By then, he will have to put together his government transition team from the...
Vol 57 No 11 | NIGERIA Economic sands start to shift 27th May 2016 The government wants to fire up growth with an expansionary budget but has made U-turns on the currency and fuel prices Less than a after month President Muhammadu Buhari signed on 6 May a growth-boosting but much delayed budget for 2016, the government has made two important policy reversals...
Vol 45 No 13 | NIGERIA At a crossroads 25th June 2004 An awkward defendant helps to uncover a secret commissions system The investigations into Nigeria's Liquefied Natural Gas project span three continents and are a major test of international resolve to combat corruption. In France, it is the biggest...
