Vol 50 No 25 | NIGERIA Nigeria's succession: the candidates 18th December 2009 Should President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's health problems cause him to withdraw from office, a number of People's Democratic Party (PDP) notables are poised to ascend.
Vol 61 No 8 | NIGERIA Oil behaving badly 16th April 2020 The clean-up of Delta oil spills is still being held up by feuding politicians, bureaucrats and businesses as low oil prices hit public finances As oil prices crash to an 18-year low in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, weakening global demand, and a price war, President Muhammadu Buhari's spending plans are...
Vol 61 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION At cross purposes on world trade 8th July 2020 Abuja's support for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as next head of the WTO faces unforced errors and political hurdles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Abuja's candidate and emerging front-runner for the top post at the World Trade Organisation, faces tough questions about her campaign's use of lobbyists who advocate for...
Vol 43 No 14 | NIGERIA Harvesting souls 12th July 2002 Nigeria's popular charismatic movement took root with Joseph Ayo Babalola's Christ Apostolic Church in the 1930s. In the 1970s, the late Benson Idahosa of the Church of God...
Vol 60 No 17 | NIGERIA Executive exerts its privilege 30th August 2019 Despite the fuss over the delayed ministerial appointments, real power will stay in the presidency Just days after President Muhammadu Buhari allocated the portfolios and swore in his 43 ministers on 21 August, regional leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress started staking...