His position is complicated by growing criticism of the government's record under President Muhammadu Buhari particularly its failure to rein in criminal gangs and insurgents attacking communities roads and railways in the northern states...
Vol 63 No 8 |
- ECONOMY
- AFRICA
After sucessive promises of reform outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari came down in favour of subsidies some of the biggest in the world (Dispatches 14/2/22 Row over adulterated fuel deepens)...
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Late on 24 March Senate President Ahmed Lawan told journalists that he is confident the national convention of the ruling All Progressives' Congress would follow President Muhammadu Buhari's recommendation that it should pick its national chairman by consensus not competitive election...
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The furore over the peremptory replacement of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni as interim chair of the ruling All Progressives' Congress by Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello on 7 March has prompted President Muhammadu Buhari's intervention...
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Vol 63 No 5 |
- RUSSIA
- AFRICA
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's spokesman told CNN that the 'the Nigerian position is that dialogue should be prioritised over force'...
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Both men are known to have won the confidence of President Muhammadu Buhari in their technocratic roles...
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Then on 11 February President Muhammadu Buhari announced the government would seek compensation from the fuel-trading companies involved...
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As the race for next year's presidential elections heats up two political outsiders have been named as contenders with support by some in the top ranks of President Muhammadu Buhari's government...
Vol 63 No 3 |
- BURKINA FASO
With Nigeria facing deepening economic woes as well as jihadist insurgents and organised criminal gangs in its northern states President Muhammadu Buhari's government has been far less assertive...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the timeline and the process will be managed by close allies such as Attorney General Abubakar Malami with the APC State Governors and the party's Board of Trustees pushing their own candidates...