Vol 64 No 12 | NIGERIA Ending fuel subsidies, Tinubu takes on traders and the unions 7th June 2023 The new government has to forestall the threat of hyper-inflation and the economy slipping back into recession Within hours of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaiming 'the end of fuel subsidies' at his inauguration on 29 May, the pump price for gasoline had almost tripled at filling station...
Vol 64 No 12 | NIGERIA Shell holds up clean-up payments in graft row 26th May 2023 Sacked director of Ogoniland project spells out corruption concerns in rebuke to environment ministry Shell is withholding payments towards the Ogoniland clean-up until it sees a full accounting for the disputed contracts issued to date, Africa Confidential has learned from sources... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 12 | NIGERIA New President Tinubu ends fuel subsidy and lambasts central bank in inaugural speech 1st June 2023 The new government sets out tough market-oriented policies on exchange rates and subsidies but questions loom over implementation Peppering his inaugural speech on 29 May with promises of big economic changes, Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu skirted questions about his health, the legitimacy of his electi... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 11 | NIGERIA Tinubu struggles to control the Assembly 25th May 2023 The incoming President's feted dealmaking skills will be tested in the courts and in the legislature Ahead of the scheduled 29 May inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu, there are two key procedural hurdles: he has to resolve the fight over the leadership of both houses of t...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 11 | NIGERIA President Buhari opens Africa's biggest industrial project 23rd May 2023 Production and pricing questions haunt launch of Dangote's $20 billion refinery complex Plagued by logistical obstacles, the pandemic and doubts about the future of Nigeria's fossil fuel industry, Aliko Dangote's mega fertiliser, petrochemical and oil refinery complex... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 11 | NIGERIA Bayelsa commission reports 25th May 2023 The Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) launched its much-anticipated report on 60 years' worth of oil pollution in the state, where local companies now produce ...
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Minister sacks oil clean-up boss as graft fears grow 9th May 2023 The removal of the head of HYPREP is the latest effort to clear resistance to wholesale plunder of the $1 billion Delta anti-pollution programme The head of the government agency charged with cleaning up decades of oil pollution by Shell in Ogoniland, Ferdinand Giadom, was summarily sacked without cause by President Muhamma... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Money and politics delay the latest headcount plan 5th May 2023 Facing rows over resources and state finances, the new government isn't prioritising the census Postponing the planned national census due to run from 3 to 7 May is the latest policy decision by the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to be kicked into the l...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA President-elect Tinubu faces lengthening roster of questions on corruption and fuel subsidy 2nd May 2023 After five weeks in France, the presidential election winner is preparing for his inauguration in Abuja on 29 May The new government due to take office at the end of this month faces a dizzying array of financial and political challenges, including questions about the health of its leader Bola... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNION Will you be my strategic partner? 11th May 2023 The European Union's diplomatic service, the European External Action Service, has earmarked four countries, one from each continent, as 'key strategic partners' as it seeks to boo...
