Vol 52 No 17 | NIGERIAOIL AND GAS Who cleans up in the Delta? 26th August 2011 A huge payout by Shell for spilling oil will not necessarily help those who suffered from the environmental damage On 3 August, the oil giant Shell agreed in the London High Court to settle a compensation claim for oil spills in Bodo, in the Niger Delta. This...
Vol 65 No 22 | NIGERIA No policy shifts as Tinubu reshuffles 31st October 2024 Economic hardship and political frustration are worsening but the president endorses most of his cabinet Five months after receiving a performance report on his 45 ministers, President Bola Tinubu finally reshuffled his cabinet, sacking five ministers and making seven new ones, raising the...
Vol 44 No 24 | NIGERIA Missing airline 5th December 2003 Who stole Nigeria Airways? A cabal of managers, ministers and senior officials, said a judicial inquiry report last month. It details how the airline was destroyed by asset...
Vol 51 No 1 | NIGERIA The elite scrambles for cover 8th January 2010 Desperate to stop the crisis over President Yar’Adua’s illness from spinning out of control, senior politicians plot compromise deals Politicians in Abuja currently have two main imperatives: to forestall a military coup and to prevent war restarting in the Niger Delta (AC Vol 50 No 25). They...
Vol 42 No 15 | NIGERIA Politics dead or alive 27th July 2001 The ruling People's Democratic Party, with 209 of the 348 seats in the National Assembly and 59 of the 103 seats in the Senate, enters the electoral race...
