Vol 61 No 19 | NIGERIA Edo's not so merry-go-round 24th September 2020 The opposition PDP claims its success in a fiercely contested governorship poll will relaunch it for the next national elections The contest for Edo State governor on 19 September was set to be bitter and partisan with a heady mix of local and personal rivalries, just as the...
Vol 42 No 9 | NIGERIA Exit top brass 4th May 2001 Big policy differences are behind the departure of three military chiefs Did they jump or were they pushed? The retirement on 24 April of the Chief of Army Staff, General Victor Malu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Ibrahim...
Vol 56 No 9 | NIGERIA Rising hopes, falling revenues 1st May 2015 The list of pressing economic problems – oil, power, the naira – is lengthening ahead of Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration on 29 May It could hardly have been more cordial when a combined team of government and opposition economists from Nigeria arrived in Washington for the Spring Meetings of the International... READ FOR FREE
Vol 49 No 23 | NIGERIA The waiting game 14th November 2008 Presidential contenders, ministerial hopefuls and errant state governors are all caught up in the capital's political paralysis Three groups of ambitious politicians stalk Abuja's corridors of power, hoping for events to unfold in their favour. There are the men who would be king: former Vice-President...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 4 | NIGERIACHINA Contract shuffles 20th February 2009 Global financial chaos and falling demand for oil and minerals are prompting recalculations on all sides. The IMF and World Bank have revised down their gross domestic product forecasts...