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Nigeria

Population: 227.71m
GDP: $199.72bn
Debt: 50.68% of GDP (2024)

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Rivals tussle for Benin Bronzes

The opening of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Edo State’s Benin City won plaudits. But few noticed the absence of the objects it was designed...


Playing the numbers game

Political pressure is mounting on Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics ahead of the imminent release of its GDP rebasing data. The statistical exercise could more than double the...


Merger or bust for the opposition

The challenge is clear – form an alliance or risk leaving President Tinubu as the frontrunner in the 2027 elections

With electioneering expected to start in 2026, this year will test the opposition’s resolve to form a mega party that could unseat President Bola Tinubu and his All...


President Tinubu’s oil optimism doesn’t add up, yet

Local companies taking over onshore production and international offshore plays won’t plug the revenue holes

Widespread scepticism greeted President Bola Tinubu’s ‘Budget of Restoration’ when he presented it to the National Assembly on 18 December – mainly due to doubts about the oil...


Tinubu prepares to present 2025 budget

Foreign exchange and tax reforms are praised by international banks but most Nigerians are yet to see the benefits

For the multilateral financial institutions and investment banks, President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are stabilising the country’s finances and staunching the loss of billions of dollars in revenues...

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Reforms spark a national tax revolt

State governors and federal lawmakers oppose plans to centralise revenue collection in a new agency in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu’s alliance with northern Nigeria, which helped him get into power last year, risks falling apart as he attempts to re-engineer the country’s revenue structure. Tinubu’s...


Tinubu looks to his military home boys

After a spate of coups swept West Africa, the President has stacked key positions with officers from his home region

Faced with security threats on multiple levels – jihadist fighters, mass unrest and would-be putschists – President Bola Tinubu is taking no chances. He is building the country’s...


Cultural and political battles break out as the stolen bronzes come home

A $100 million museum to exhibit Benin bronzes looted by British soldiers is opening but few of the artefacts will be on display

A trial of strength between powerful figures in Edo State and the Federal Government highlights the complexities around demands for reparations and restitution to Africa. The bold vision...


No policy shifts as Tinubu reshuffles

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...


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