One of the few immutable facts about the presidential primary elections in Abuja is that the deadline by which all parties must submit the names of their candidates is 3 June. Much...

In one executive order the country's presidential contest has been up-ended and a sweeping cabinet reshuffle has been triggered. On 12 May, President Muhammadu Buhari called on pol...

The next four weeks will be critical as over 30 contenders compete to become the country's next president – the parties have until 3 June to submit all their nominations for ...

Nigeria should meet its OPEC quota, due to rise to 1.753 million barrels a day next month, in a matter of weeks after months of struggling to produce around 1.2m-1.3m b/d due to th...

The clamour among senior government officials for Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele to vie for Nigeria's presidency has its roots in his politically oriented management of the ...

After weeks of consultations with the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) and state governors, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo launched his campaign on 11 April to win the party's...

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 Developm...