Vol 57 No 10 | NIGERIA Avengers assemble 13th May 2016 As sabotage attacks and pipeline breakdowns in the Delta take as much as 400,000 barrels per day (bpd), the shadowy Niger Delta Avengers group claims it has launched...
Vol 57 No 9 | NIGERIA Railroading senators 29th April 2016 After a late-night meeting at Aso Rock, the dispute between President Muhammadu Buhari and National Assembly leaders over 2016 budget amendments ended in smiles and a deal on...
Vol 57 No 8 | NIGERIA Economy thwarts Buhari 15th April 2016 Dilemmas over the exchange rate top a lengthening list of woes. The government turns to China for help A year after the national boost from Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the presidential election, the economic crisis is deepening, worsened by a combination of falling commodity prices, tighter...
Vol 57 No 6 | NIGERIA Cleared by cash 18th March 2016 A cash-for-immunity deal brokered in 2014 by Swiss lawyers between the then President Goodluck Jonathan's government and two sons of the late General Sani Abacha, Mohammed and Abba,...
Vol 57 No 5 | NIGERIA Back to Ogoniland 4th March 2016 Federal troops are back in the heartland of the former Delta rebellion as politicians use militants and gangsters to expand their reach The return of the army to Ogoniland after an 18-year absence has deep political resonance. All the more so because there is now a fierce contest for political...
Vol 57 No 4 | NIGERIA The great militant chase 19th February 2016 Whether or not he ends up in a Lagos court, Tompolo and his supporters can cause havoc by relaunching the militant campaign in the Delta The search is on for the militant kingpin High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, who has disappeared since a court warrant was issued last month for his arrest... READ FOR FREE
Vol 57 No 3 | NIGERIA The logic of naira nationalism 5th February 2016 Business and government are locked in a dispute about the exchange rate as officials try to rebuild the economy Political convention has it that an incoming government has six months to blame its predecessor for the economic and other devastation which it has inherited. However, Nigeria's demanding...
Vol 57 No 1 | NIGERIA Big tests beckon for Buhari 8th January 2016 The country's new broom has to rebuild the economy and face down Boko Haram against the background of a depleted treasury Fortunately for Muhammadu Buhari, who still harbours deep frustration with partisan politicking, his agenda in 2016 will be dominated by the issues on which he is most engaged... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 25 | NIGERIA Taking down Tompolo 18th December 2015 As politics fizz and oil prices crash, the government targets the capo di tutti i capi of the Niger Delta militants One of the shrewdest and wealthiest militant leaders in the Niger Delta, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, faces a legal battle that could provoke a new political...
Vol 56 No 24 | NIGERIA The return of OPL 245 4th December 2015 The government has reopened the can of worms known as Oil Prospecting Licence 245. President Muhammadu Buhari has sent investigators after the beneficiaries of the US$1.1 billion that...