Vol 60 No 7 | NIGERIA Clean-up or cover-up? 5th April 2019 Links between Big Oil and politicians are blocking a multimillion-dollar environmental rescue plan for the Delta The UN-mandated clean-up of oil-polluted Ogoniland is becoming mired in allegations of pay-outs to politicians to rig elections in Rivers State. Violence and vote-rigging over two successive weekends...
Vol 64 No 8 | NIGERIA Asiwaju Tinubu the taxman cometh 13th April 2023 Boosting revenues, ending fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate regime will be priorities for the new government The opening gambit of Bola Tinubu's Presidency has been played – almost two months before he moves into the villa at Aso Rock. On 5 April, outgoing Finance...
Vol 48 No 8 | NIGERIA Too many parties spoil the polls 13th April 2007 Opposition to the governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) is split between 24 different parties, most of which cannot even dream of winning a governorship, much less the Presidency.
Vol 49 No 18 | NIGERIAECONOMYBRITAIN Two virgins 5th September 2008 Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has lost the first round in its battle with Nigeria’s government and is expected to sell all but 7% of its 49% stake in the...
Vol 39 No 9 | NIGERIA Oil slick 1st May 1998 The appointment of Federal Capital Territory Minister Lieutenant General Jerry Useni as head of a taskforce to tackle the chronic gasolene and diesel shortage is having little effect....
