Vol 47 No 7 | NIGERIABRITAIN The big guns salute 31st March 2006 Sharia enthusiast Governor Sani gets help from British arms firm Why would leading arms exporter BAE Systems want to introduce Zamfara State Governor Ahmed Sani, who is under investigation by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for corrupt...
Vol 52 No 5 | NIGERIA So where did the money go? 4th March 2011 Obscure accounts uncover a black hole in state finances as politicians hit the campaign trail promising to end corruption Opposition parties claim that over US$27 billion is missing from state accounts, managed by the People’s Democratic Party government under President Goodluck Jonathan and his late predecessor, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Coming just...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 4 | NIGERIACHINA Sanusi's message from Davos 11th February 2013 Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Lamido Sanusi took to the stage at the World Economic Forum (23-27 January) in Davos, Switzerland, to argue that Africa’s relationship with China...
Vol 61 No 14 | NIGERIA Divided we stand 9th July 2020 President Buhari has papered over rifts in the ruling party but they will re-emerge ahead of national elections With the Covid-19 pandemic spreading and the economy on the slide, the country's top politicians have taken refuge in the familiarity of an old-fashioned internal power struggle. Rival...
Vol 47 No 19 | NIGERIA Pots, kettles and corruption 22nd September 2006 Allegations about President Obasanjo and his deputy mean a livelier if not cleaner election While President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice-President Atiku Abubakar sling mud at each other, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an official anti-corruption body led by Nuhu Ribadu,...