DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 2 | NIGERIA Local firms protest state tactics in central bank probe 11th January 2024 Raid on Dangote Group and other companies raises 'governance questions' says manufacturers' group The ballooning investigation into illegal foreign exchange transactions at the Central Bank of Nigeria under suspended governor Godwin Emefiele is rattling local firms who argue that some of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 2 | NIGERIA Abductions prompt security alert 18th January 2024 The reported deaths of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, who was kidnapped along with 22 others in the Bwari Area of Abuja, and 13-year-old Folasade Ariyo, who was abducted alongside eleven...
Vol 65 No 1 | NIGERIAAFRICA IN 2024 Tinubu risks overplaying his hand 4th January 2024 Career-politician President Tinubu's espousal of business-friendly economics could cost him support this year As the President's lengthy convoy snaked its way through the bustling streets of Isale-Eko (Lagos Island), where he was to attend the last Friday prayers of the year...
Vol 64 No 25 | NIGERIA Opposition left outmanoeuvred 14th December 2023 After fighting formidable presidential campaigns, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have failed to follow up Whether it is the 1,400-strong Nigerian delegation to the UN COP28 climate summit in Dubai, or the supplementary budget that allocated US$35 million to items such as a...
Vol 64 No 24 | NIGERIA Tinubu struggles to rebalance the budget 30th November 2023 Based on ultra-optimistic data on oil exports and tax, the President insists his market reform policies are on track The Central Bank of Nigeria's second successive postponement of a bi-monthly meeting of its influential monetary policy committee (MPC), in November, points to dissension behind the scenes...
Vol 64 No 24 | NIGERIA Central bank’s Cardoso faces policy fight 30th November 2023 The radio silence from President Tinubu's economic reform team is unsettling financial bigwigs Mystery surrounds the failure of the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to meet since its new governor Yemi Cardoso was appointed in late September. Bankers don't like...
Vol 64 No 24 | NIGERIA South-west bias claims weaken Tinubu's standing 27th November 2023 The President is accused of stacking the cabinet and the military with his fellow Yoruba – and the critics are getting louder The government's policy team has won plaudits internationally but at home it is struggling to reignite the economy and the burden of its reforms is hitting middle-class and...
Vol 64 No 23 | NIGERIA Tinubu tightens grip, opposition regroups 16th November 2023 Violence, low turnouts and blatant vote rigging raise doubts about the APC's latest state election victories Such was the nature of the victories for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the off-cycle state governorship elections on 11 November in Kogi and Imo states,...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 23 | NIGERIA Low turnout at governor elections 15th November 2023 Fears of violence and rumours of vote rigging resulted in fewer than 20% of voters going to the ballot box in polls that saw the APC win two states and the PDP take one President Bola Tinubu's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had a convincing win in two out of three state elections at the weekend as turnout slumped below 30%. READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 22 | NIGERIA Hedge fund-backed firm loses bet against Abuja 2nd November 2023 A judge in the London High Court has ruled against an award which could have cost Nigeria US$15 billion, but the shadow of corruption in the affair remains 'Victory is claimed by all,' said Tacitus, a historian of ancient Rome, 'failure by one alone.' His point resonates with the 23 October verdict in the case of... READ FOR FREE