Vol 58 No 16 | NIGERIAUNITED KINGDOM Trading places and faces 4th August 2017 A web of commodity, oil and property companies face growing scrutiny as Nigerian and British investigators collaborate As Britain's long-running investigations into Nigerian former Oil Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke move towards a finale in October, they have now snagged a clutch of ambitious Nigerian businessmen and...
Vol 62 No 25 | NIGERIA Buhari gambles on cash transfers on his way out 3rd December 2021 As the government ends fuel subsidies, the president plans to introduce an even costlier social grant to over 40 million citizens Just over a year before he's due to step down, President Muhammadu Buhari is taking some uncharacteristic risks. His government is phasing out politically sensitive subsidies and allowing...
Vol 44 No 13 | NIGERIA Security blanket 27th June 2003 A new security team is emerging to take on rising crime, threats of terrorism and political unrest in the Niger Delta as President Olusegun Obasanjo consolidates power. Here,...
Vol 50 No 20 | NIGERIA Bankable Assets 8th October 2009 The introduction by the Central Bank of Nigeria of polymer banknotes on 1 October has been blighted by accusations that millions of pounds in illegal commissions have been...
Vol 39 No 17 | NIGERIA To be and not to be 28th August 1998 One appointment and one non-appointment stand out in the 31-strong new Federal Executive Council announced by General Abdulsalaami Abubakar on 22 August just before his threeday trip to...