DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 17 | UNITED NATIONSAFRICAN UNIONCLIMATE CHANGE Fight over Africa’s fossil fuels intensifies 9th August 2022 Climate negotiators push back against AU plan for common position on gas and nuclear energy playing a ‘critical role’ in short to medium term The African Union’s plan to ramp up oil and gas production launched at a preparatory meeting with national negotiating teams has triggered a row with climate experts and green ener... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 17 | NIGERIA Pushback tests Tinubu's tilt to the market 24th August 2023 Anger on the streets is mounting in the wake of spiralling food and fuel Hailed by bankers and foreign investors, President Bola Tinubu's decisions to end fuel subsidies and float the naira have collided with reality. The measures are fuelling the highe...
Vol 51 No 1 | NIGERIA A khaki option on the table 8th January 2010 Nigeria’s military, though much diminished, still sees itself as the last truly national institution and the final custodian of the state. If the current crisis unravels, senior of...
Vol 64 No 19 | NIGERIA Cash crunch tests Tinubu's top finance team 21st September 2023 The government is hunting for foreign exchange to stabilise the naira and speed up growth after its reform shocks The nomination of Olayemi Michael Cardoso, a former chairman of Citibank, as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opens the next chapter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's e...
Vol 48 No 16 | NIGERIA Making haste slowly 3rd August 2007 President Yar'Adua shows he is prepared to make sweeping changes – even if the pace of decision-making remains slow Essentially, the new presidency started last week. President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua appointed his cabinet on 26 July and followed this four days later with a sweeping shake-up of the ...