Vol 59 No 1 | NIGERIA All about votes and the naira 12th January 2018 The government will struggle to kick-start the economy and deal with security threats as electioneering begins Politics and everyday life in Nigeria in 2018 will be dominated by concerns about security, corruption and the still sluggish economy. All three core issues will weigh heavily...
Vol 63 No 4 | NIGERIA New bankers' ramp 17th February 2022 A few days after Africa Confidential reported on the power of financiers in Nigerian politics, a couple of colourful election prospectuses extolling the virtues of African Development Bank...
Vol 37 No 18 | NIGERIA Go East, young man 6th September 1996 General Abacha's new enthusiasm for things eastern is beginning to pay commercial and diplomatic dividends Increasingly, it seems that General Sani Abacha is drawing his political and business inspiration from the East. By bringing Malaysian, South Korean and Chinese companies into the country,...
Vol 62 No 3 | NIGERIA The guard changes, at last 4th February 2021 An army on the backfoot could get more resources but will have to beef up its fight against insurgents and tackle communal clashes Sacking the four service chiefs was one of the few things on which Nigeria's Senate, its leading civil society groups and Western ambassadors were unanimously agreed. Insiders at...
Vol 49 No 18 | NIGERIA Unhealthy talk 5th September 2008 The rumours of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s demise reverberating around Nigeria’s mobile phone networks over the past week were assuredly exaggerated, a combination of misinformation and idle political...