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 62 No 25 | NIGERIA Tinubu fights for his legacy 16th December 2021 Public opposition to the elite's handling of the #EndSARS protests will cost votes in the coming national elections The Lagos state government's handling of last October's Lekki Toll Gate shootings has angered many in the commercial capital, especially young voters. That could derail the chances...
Vol 65 No 2 | NIGERIA Abductions prompt security alert 18th January 2024 The reported deaths of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, who was kidnapped along with 22 others in the Bwari Area of Abuja, and 13-year-old Folasade Ariyo, who was abducted alongside eleven oth...
Vol 50 No 22 | NIGERIA Abuja buys a Delta amnesty 6th November 2009 President Yar'Adua's government has a won a respite in the Delta, but without political reform it will remain only temporary With an eye on the 2011 elections and with oil production now well under half of the installed capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua signed an amne...
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