Vol 66 No 11 | NIGERIA Tinubu wants to borrow $24 billion ahead of 2027 elections 30th May 2025 After two years of harsh reforms, the government aims to win back support with the country’s biggest ever public spending programme As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was preparing to mark two years in power on 29 May, his allies in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) declared the 73-year-old...
Vol 66 No 10 | NIGERIA Tinubu’s tax revolution tightens his grip 16th May 2025 These radical reforms will generate more revenue and help the president’s business allies but may weaken several state governors With the passing of four tax bills this month – described as the most radical revenue reforms in Nigeria’s history – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won some...
Vol 66 No 9 | NIGERIA Tinubu exudes confidence as opposition starts to fold 2nd May 2025 After failing to capitalise on deepening hardships and insecurity, opposition governors and lawmakers are defecting to the ruling party As a political boss, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has run rings around his rivals. They lack his skills and tactical acuity but most of all they are just...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 8 | NIGERIA Ex-officials from Shell and Total take over state oil company NNPC 7th April 2025 New appointments consolidate Big Oil’s influence over Abuja’s energy strategy as search for revenue intensifies Appointing Bashir Ojulari as Group Managing Director, who with his new team formally took over the management of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on 5 April,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 7 | NIGERIA Tinubu bets the farm on Rivers State 4th April 2025 Determined to control the state’s politics and oil before the 2027 elections, the President has suspended an opposition governor In the latest twist in the power struggle to control Rivers State, the two leading protagonists – Governor Siminilayi Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike – both appear...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 7 | NIGERIA President Tinubu uses emergency measures to take down opposition governor in oil-rich Rivers state 24th March 2025 Siding with his mercurial Abuja minister, Nyesom Wike, the president risks provoking more attacks on oil production President Bola Tinubu’s imposition of a state of emergency in oil-producing Rivers State where crude pipelines have been damaged in a series of attacks has secured parliamentary support... READ FOR FREE
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 66 No 5 | NIGERIAWHO'S WHO Tuggar drives Nigeria’s strategic autonomy 7th March 2025 The appointment of Yusuf Maitama Tuggar as President Bola Tinubu’s Foreign Minister in May 2023 was one of the more imaginative cabinet choices. A former journalist and ambassador...
Vol 66 No 4 | NIGERIA Rivals tussle for Benin Bronzes 21st February 2025 The opening of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Edo State’s Benin City won plaudits. But few noticed the absence of the objects it was designed...
Vol 66 No 3 | NIGERIA Playing the numbers game 7th February 2025 Political pressure is mounting on Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics ahead of the imminent release of its GDP rebasing data. The statistical exercise could more than double the...