Vol 65 No 25 | NIGERIA Tinubu prepares to present 2025 budget 12th December 2024 Foreign exchange and tax reforms are praised by international banks but most Nigerians are yet to see the benefits For the multilateral financial institutions and investment banks, President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are stabilising the country’s finances and staunching the loss of billions of dollars in revenues... READ FOR FREE
Vol 41 No 16 | NIGERIA Transparency test 4th August 2000 Not much is going right in the government's efforts to relaunch licensing of prime oil exploration acreage: it had cancelled many awards made under military rule. The present...
Vol 61 No 16 | NIGERIA Groaning about zoning 6th August 2020 A proposal that the President's election should be based wholly on merit – not rotation between north and south – has caused a storm Politicians and pundits in Nigeria have shown a rare unanimity in outrage at comments by Mamman Daura, widely regarded as President Muhammadu Buhari's most influential advisor, about the...
Vol 56 No 23 | NIGERIA Buhari resets the clock 20th November 2015 After six months of deliberation, a new team of largely technocratic ministers faces daunting economic and security challenges It is called 'Buhari Mean Time' in Abuja. It started as a jocular description and then became a warning: President Muhammadu Buhari will not be rushed into decisions,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNION Will you be my strategic partner? 11th May 2023 The European Union's diplomatic service, the European External Action Service, has earmarked four countries, one from each continent, as 'key strategic partners' as it seeks to boost its...