Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Minister sacks oil clean-up boss as graft fears grow 9th May 2023 The removal of the head of HYPREP is the latest effort to clear resistance to wholesale plunder of the $1 billion Delta anti-pollution programme The head of the government agency charged with cleaning up decades of oil pollution by Shell in Ogoniland, Ferdinand Giadom, was summarily sacked without cause by President Muhammadu... READ FOR FREE
Vol 47 No 22 | NIGERIA Starstruck Starcrest 3rd November 2006 On 20 October, Swiss-based and Canadian-listed Addax Petroleum announced that it was buying a controlling interest in a lucrative Nigerian oil block - the award of which until...
Vol 52 No 3 | NIGERIA Bayelsa's fighting chance 4th February 2011 Rivalry between two former loyalists of President Goodluck Jonathan and his People's Democratic Party in his home state of Bayelsa presages fierce confrontations before April's elections. The split in the Bayelsa...
Vol 66 No 25 | BENINNIGERIAWEST AFRICA Putschists’ lethal attacks in Cotonou test Ecowas solidarity 10th December 2025 Military help led by Nigeria and allies reinforced the regional bloc’s stand against the anti-Talon plotters It is now clear that the thwarted coup in Cotonou was much more violent than first reported and determinedly targeted Benin’s President Patrice Talon and the most senior...
Vol 62 No 19 | NIGERIA Why the Vatican vote counts 23rd September 2021 In Anambra state, the Catholic Church’s blessing could prove crucial for a business executive running for governor A proxy war between the Catholic Church and the Church of England has become one of the main subplots in the governorship election in a commercial hub on...