Vol 65 No 11 | NIGERIA Tinubu weighs politics vs competence 23rd May 2024 After a bumpy year, the President will have to sack some of his worst ministers and reshuffle others As he prepares to mark a year in office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received a scorecard from his Political Advisor, Hadiza Bala Usman, which contains an evaluation...
Vol 47 No 22 | NIGERIA Fear of flying 3rd November 2006 Africa, with less than four per cent of the world's air traffic, suffers about a third of its air disasters. The latest, on 29 October, killed the Sultan...
Vol 50 No 23 | NIGERIAOIL AND GAS Big oil and small print 20th November 2009 The differences seem to be narrowing between the presidency and the critical stakeholders: indigenous and international oil companies, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Federal Inland...
Vol 47 No 20 | NIGERIA Leaving it late 6th October 2006 Six months ahead of the next presidential election, no one knows which candidates are standing and which are heading for gaol In a system that typically leaves the key decisions until the last moment, Nigeria's politicians are leaving things very late. Nominations for candidates for next April's state and...
Vol 54 No 23 | NIGERIA Politics versus the budget 14th November 2013 Promises of a ten per cent cut in state spending at the start of the election campaign defy political gravity No official reason was given for the postponement of President Goodluck Jonathan's budget speech to the National Assembly, to 19 November. But it is safe bet to assume...