Vol 39 No 18 | NIGERIA Opening up Aso Rock 11th September 1998 ‘After General Abacha you have a rather easy act to follow, don’t you?’ Lola Alakija, a feisty TV interviewer asked Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar on 7...
Vol 44 No 22 | GHANANIGERIA Gaius says goodbye 7th November 2003 The sacking of Jackson Gaius Obaseki, Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, on 3 November, is linked to the growing problems with well connected firm Sahara...
Vol 64 No 4 | NIGERIA The naira republic's banknote crisis hurts (almost) everyone 16th February 2023 Campaigners for the ruling party's presidential candidate accuse the central bank of sabotage days ahead of the election A desperate scarcity of banknotes and fuel are adding a final note of drama to what looks like the most open election ever in Nigeria. Whatever the merits... READ FOR FREE
Vol 37 No 14 | NIGERIA Commonwealth collapse 5th July 1996 Foreign minister Ikimi and his team bamboozle Marlborough House Nigeria's delegation of 17 emerged victorious from its closed-door confrontation with the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group in London on 24-25 June. Led by Foreign Minister Tom Ikimi, it...
Vol 44 No 3 | NIGERIA A victory for the generals 7th February 2003 A soldier - serving or retired - will be running Nigeria by June after a hard fought election Nigerians now have a choice of presidential candidates in the 19 April election which almost exactly reflects the nation's schisms and idiosyncrasies (AC Vol 43 No 25 &...
