Vol 65 No 17 | NIGERIA Dangote and Tinubu wrestle over the future of oil 22nd August 2024 The vested interests of the political class are driving the public fight over a US$20 billion refinery and may determine its fate The threat of more mass protests and the spiralling cost of petrol, over 1,000 naira (62 US cents) a litre in parts of Nigeria, have played to Aliko...
Vol 50 No 10 | NIGERIA Votes that don't add up 15th May 2009 The rumpus over the rerun governorship election in Ekiti State on 25 April has become a symbol of the national crisis The political stand-off continued this week in Ekiti State after the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) announced the results of the governorship election on 5 May, which had...
Vol 43 No 18 | NIGERIA Strategic supplies 13th September 2002 West Africa in general - and Nigeria in particular - is suddenly gaining from a re-evaluation of global strategy in the United States following the 11 September 2001...
Vol 63 No 25 | NIGERIA It takes more than new banknotes… 15th December 2022 Abuja is struggling with slowing growth and spiralling debt demands, and a new plan to replace old banknotes looks set to create further chaos Ahead of February's election Nigeria's economy is flagging. Usually, governments can rely on help from their supporters for a pre-election boost, but this time it is different. Real... READ FOR FREE
Vol 46 No 15 | NIGERIA Notes on a scandal 22nd July 2005 Wojciech Chodan, an executive with Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), has emerged as the Samuel Pepys of the Nigeria gas scandal. At many key meetings, Chodan...
