Vol 56 No 15 | NIGERIA Coming to America – the sequel 22nd July 2015 After three days of meetings with President Obama and his government, President Buhari has repaired the ailing relationship It was organised rapidly but President Muhammadu Buhari’s first official visit to the United States on 19-22 July made serious progress on security, anti-corruption and energy agre... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 14 | NIGERIA The clock ticks faster 10th July 2015 This month, packed with critical meetings, appointments and policy changes, marks the real launch of President Muhammadu Buhari's government. He is due to name the main ministers w...
Vol 56 No 13 | NIGERIA A nation in waiting 26th June 2015 Post-election euphoria is turning to impatience as Nigeria waits for its new President to form a government and announce its policies. In fact, President Muhammadu Buhari has spent...
Vol 56 No 11 | NIGERIA Buhari sets out his agenda 29th May 2015 Against a chaotic economic backdrop, the new President promises to make government accountable and re-establish the rule of law Popular expectations of new President Muhammadu Buhari were stratospherically high before his 29 May inauguration in Abuja – all the more so because chronic fuel shortages, i... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 11 | NIGERIA Delta, dollars and Downing Street 29th May 2015 Concerns about stability and commercial interests informed the sudden meeting between President Buhari and Britain’s Prime Minister Security, crime and migration topped the agenda when Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari met United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street on 23 May. Aside...
Vol 56 No 11 | NIGERIASWITZERLAND Cash for loot 29th May 2015 The Swiss lawyers who brokered Nigeria's much-criticised immunity-for-cash deal with Mohammed and Abba Abacha last July are major beneficiaries, it has emerged. The two sons of the...
Vol 56 No 9 | NIGERIA Rising hopes, falling revenues 1st May 2015 The list of pressing economic problems – oil, power, the naira – is lengthening ahead of Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration on 29 May It could hardly have been more cordial when a combined team of government and opposition economists from Nigeria arrived in Washington for the Spring Meetings of the International ... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 9 | NIGERIA APC to lead with a leaner team 1st May 2015 At their Spring Meetings in Washington, officials at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank expressed surprise that Nigeria's incoming officials were willing to cooperate w...
Vol 56 No 8 | NIGERIA 'No condition is permanent' 17th April 2015 The credibility of the election and transition breaks the political mould and opens up the possibility of radical change One of President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign advisors had it all figured out a few weeks before the presidential election on 28 March. 'Nigerian elections are all about regional l... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 8 | NIGERIA Mending fences 17th April 2015 Militant fighters ponder their options after Jonathan loses power and a showdown over oil theft looks likely It has been a bad month for the Niger Delta in both personal and political terms. The death of activist lawyer Oronto Douglas on 9 April, after a long struggle with cancer, has rob...