Vol 52 No 7 | NIGERIA Watch the south-west 1st April 2011 The six states of south-west Nigeria may determine the national elections for President Goodluck Jonathan, whose People’s Democratic Party lost much of its following in the region under...
Vol 53 No 6 | NIGERIA Abacha’s ghost and Boko Haram 16th March 2012 Security agents trying to disentangle the roots and widening network of the Boko Haram militia have identified links with a group of senior military and police officers who...
Vol 52 No 18 | NIGERIA All the President’s businessmen 9th September 2011 Tycoons can boost their fortunes sponsoring political parties and many are seeking admission to Jonathan’s circle A group of power-brokers and fortune-seekers is taking shape around President Goodluck Jonathan. Often rivals, most have interests in the oil business, whose centre is his native Niger...
Vol 62 No 18 | NIGERIA Fighting for the fiscus 9th September 2021 A high court ruling in favour of local tax collectors could threaten the federal government's authority more than insurgents and kidnappers A federal court ruling on 7 September backing the right of Rivers State to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on commodities sold within its borders is a critical...
Vol 67 No 7 | NIGERIAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWHO'S WHO Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – fighting trade deadlock 3rd April 2026 When Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization’s director-general, finally called time on its biannual ministerial conference in Cameroon in the early hours of 30 March, the sticking point...
