Vol 39 No 9 | NIGERIA Army arguments 1st May 1998 The coup plot trial has brought some military divisions to the surface The death sentences handed down on 28 April to six convicted coup plotters - all from the Yoruba south-west - will do little to settle the unease in...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 4 | NIGERIACHINA Can’t pay, won’t pay 28th February 2011 Friendly rhetoric and big promises between Beijing and Abuja do not deliver as payment problems strain ties Big deals between the Nigerian government and Chinese companies have fallen through, providing yet another chapter to the up-and-down drama between Beijing and Abuja. On 10 February,...
Vol 65 No 2 | NIGERIA Abductions prompt security alert 18th January 2024 The reported deaths of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, who was kidnapped along with 22 others in the Bwari Area of Abuja, and 13-year-old Folasade Ariyo, who was abducted alongside eleven...
Vol 56 No 9 | NIGERIA APC to lead with a leaner team 1st May 2015 At their Spring Meetings in Washington, officials at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank expressed surprise that Nigeria's incoming officials were willing to cooperate with their outgoing...
Vol 43 No 13 | NIGERIA Some winners and losers 28th June 2002 Union Bank, First Bank and United Bank for Africa control over a third of the sector. Mid-level banks range from stars to the technically insolvent. Small banks often...