Vol 37 No 3 | NIGERIA Who's killing who? 2nd February 1996 Bombings and arms caches mean that both sides are upping the stakes in the political crisis The rumblings are getting more ominous. General Sani Abacha's son killed in a plane crash, bombings in the north, tons of guns and ammunition found on the Benin...
Vol 66 No 5 | NIGERIA Tinubu aims for Africa’s top economy slot 7th March 2025 Officials in Abuja hope the country’s recalculated GDP can help recover its ranking and prove the government’s harsh reforms are working A full-throated public relations campaign is under way to show that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are bearing fruit after two troubling years with most Nigerians hit by a...
Vol 47 No 2 | NIGERIA A New Year offensive 20th January 2006 Oil prices rise as hardline militia groups demand the release of Delta leaders and the exit of foreign companies The main puzzle about the latest wave of attacks and kidnappings to sweep the Niger Delta is why it took so long this time. Local leaders had been...
Vol 38 No 14 | NIGERIA The general's labyrinth 4th July 1997 Failures at home and abroad are bad news for General Abacha's plans to run in presidential elections All the ingredients are there: political uncertainty (about General Sani Abacha's candidacy in next year's elections), economic collapse (fuel shortages and worse poverty than 25 years ago), armed...
Vol 48 No 21 | NIGERIAWORLD BANK Renaissance woman 19th October 2007 Renaissance Capital has a new Chairperson for its advisory committees on Nigeria and Africa. The World Bank has a new Managing Director. And both institutions have secured the...