Vol 61 No 4 | CÔTE D'IVOIRENIGERIAWEST AFRICA 'Eco'-logical concerns 20th February 2020 The mooted new West African currency stands no chance of success unless its architects persuade Abuja to join Francophone West African countries' decision to convert their CFA franc into a first version of the 'eco', a planned single currency for the whole region, has sparked furious...
Vol 58 No 6 | NIGERIA Mega-projects await reforms 17th March 2017 With President Buhari back from sick leave, questions multiply about the timing and content of the economic rescue plan Hopes for Africa’s biggest economy are yo-yoing as policy-makers argue over radical reform of the naira exchange rate and the sale of government stakes in oil and gas...
Vol 41 No 19 | NIGERIAUNITED KINGDOM Kanu help? 29th September 2000 Nwankwo Kanu of Nigeria, the current African Player of the Year who now plys his trade in Britain after spells in Holland and Italy, is telling British newspapers...
Vol 40 No 17 | NIGERIA Clearly confusing 27th August 1999 Three months on, the economic policy of General Olusegun Obasanjo's government remains opaque. While the price of oil, which at US$20 a barrel is nearly twice that...
Vol 44 No 22 | GHANANIGERIA Gaius says goodbye 7th November 2003 The sacking of Jackson Gaius Obaseki, Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, on 3 November, is linked to the growing problems with well connected firm Sahara...