Vol 52 No 14 | NIGERIA The usual suspects 8th July 2011 Jonathan’s new cabinet repays old favours and special interests with no concessions to a restive north President Goodluck Jonathan shows little desire to impose himself on the country as the 36 state governors and the National Assembly jockey to push their nominees into the cabinet....
Vol 52 No 14 | NIGERIA Ministers old and new 8th July 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet was not complete when we went to press. Here are some key appointments and some of those tipped for appointment soon.
Vol 52 No 13 | NIGERIA Boko Haram declares war 24th June 2011 Building on growing northern resentments, the Islamist sect wants to create a political and security crisis by bombing the police Few seem convinced by President Goodluck Jonathan’s assurances that the security situation is under control following the bombing on 16 June of Louis Edet House, the national polic...
Vol 52 No 13 | NIGERIA Power to the people, profits to the chiefs 24th June 2011 Community control of oil can worsen local strife, to judge by the experience of the Neconde Group, which won the bid for Shell’s 45% of Operations Management Licence (OML) 42. Shel...
Vol 52 No 11 | NIGERIAAFRICA The fastest growing family 27th May 2011 The United Nations’ latest projection of world demographic trends* predicts that Africa’s population will reach 2.2 billion by 2050, 24% of the global population. Nigeria’s populat...
Vol 52 No 9 | NIGERIA Better elections, dangerous politics 29th April 2011 Fairer voting helps but fundamental reforms are needed to tackle the crisis in the impoverished north The bloody aftermath of Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in the 16 April presidential election will require decisive action from his new government to prevent a dangerous and wideni...
Vol 52 No 9 | NIGERIA Governors, godfathers and guts 29th April 2011 For ambitious politicians, the exalted office of state governor is worth fighting for, sometimes literally. That made the 26 April gubernatorial elections in 24 of Nigeria’s 36...
Vol 52 No 8 | NIGERIA A trap for the juggernaut 15th April 2011 The governing party has taken a hit in the National Assembly but Goodluck Jonathan remains favourite to win the presidential vote Parliamentary elections on 9 April showed that Nigerians are no longer willing to be taken for granted by the People’s Democratic Party, which has towered over the political scene ...
Vol 52 No 7 | NIGERIA Results that are fit to print 1st April 2011 This month’s elections will be unique – the ruling class cannot agree on who they want to win Until now, every Nigerian national election has been more or less managed under an elite pact. The richest and most powerful people informally agree to accept the outcome, despite ...
Vol 52 No 7 | NIGERIA Watch the south-west 1st April 2011 The six states of south-west Nigeria may determine the national elections for President Goodluck Jonathan, whose People’s Democratic Party lost much of its following in the region ...