Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Money and politics delay the latest headcount plan 5th May 2023 Facing rows over resources and state finances, the new government isn't prioritising the census Postponing the planned national census due to run from 3 to 7 May is the latest policy decision by the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to be...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA President-elect Tinubu faces lengthening roster of questions on corruption and fuel subsidy 2nd May 2023 After five weeks in France, the presidential election winner is preparing for his inauguration in Abuja on 29 May The new government due to take office at the end of this month faces a dizzying array of financial and political challenges, including questions about the health of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNION Will you be my strategic partner? 11th May 2023 The European Union's diplomatic service, the European External Action Service, has earmarked four countries, one from each continent, as 'key strategic partners' as it seeks to boost its...
Vol 64 No 8 | NIGERIA Asiwaju Tinubu the taxman cometh 13th April 2023 Boosting revenues, ending fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate regime will be priorities for the new government The opening gambit of Bola Tinubu's Presidency has been played – almost two months before he moves into the villa at Aso Rock. On 5 April, outgoing Finance...
Vol 64 No 7 | NIGERIA Tinubu faces legitimacy challenge 30th March 2023 With less half the voters on the lowest turnout since 1999 supporting him, the president-elect has a credibility problem Questions about the national and state elections are stubbornly taking centre-stage with daily demonstrations in the capital at which the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) is accused of...
Vol 64 No 6 | NIGERIA State elections will reinforce three-party vote split 16th March 2023 Peter Obi's Labour Party will face fierce local fights as incumbent governors defend their fiefdoms after last month's political upsets The outcome of the elections in 28 of Nigeria's 36 states on 18 March will have more effect on the daily lives of most voters than the disputed...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 6 | MOROCCONIGERIA Europe cools on West to North Africa gas pipeline as delays mount 14th March 2023 Abuja and Rabat could miss an historic chance to boost gas exports to the north unless they expedite project work Near the top of the priority list for Nigeria's new oil minister, due to start work on 29 May, will be whether to move ahead on a trans-Sahara... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 6 | NIGERIA Courts tested in political arena as tension builds before next round of voting 7th March 2023 The two main opposition parties are disputing the presidential results and seek guarantees about the technology ahead of state elections on 11 March Working overtime in this election season, the Supreme Court, the Federal High Courts and the special election tribunals will be tied up on politically-connected cases at least until... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 5 | NIGERIA Tinubu's last trick: from godfather to Kabiyesi 2nd March 2023 Opposition contenders question the ruling party candidate's victory in elections marred by technical failures, sporadic violence and a historically low turnout The next act of Nigeria's presidential election drama has started with fire and fury. At one end of the stage stands the official winner, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose...
Vol 64 No 5 | NIGERIA A high turnout will shake up national politics 24th February 2023 Peter Obi easily wins the opinion polls but the elections on the ground are still wide open If many of the local and international opinion polls on Nigeria's presidential elections on 25 February prove accurate, then Peter Obi, the multi-millionaire banker standing on the Labour...