Vol 53 No 1 | NIGERIA How the economy defies politics 6th January 2012 Insulated from political chaos, this year’s budget assumes a gross domestic product growth rate of 7.2%. The International Monetary Fund reckons it may be just under 7%. Early...
Vol 60 No 20 | NIGERIA The taxman cometh 11th October 2019 Unphased by mounting security threats, weakening international oil prices and an unresolved US$9 billion judgement debt demand, President Muhammadu Buhari's unveiled an ambitious new budget on 8 October,...
Vol 61 No 16 | NIGERIA Groaning about zoning 6th August 2020 A proposal that the President's election should be based wholly on merit – not rotation between north and south – has caused a storm Politicians and pundits in Nigeria have shown a rare unanimity in outrage at comments by Mamman Daura, widely regarded as President Muhammadu Buhari's most influential advisor, about the...
Vol 53 No 7 | NIGERIA The people who run the PDP show 30th March 2012 • Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, Chief of Staff to the President: as Edo State Deputy Governor, he made friends with his opposite number in Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan. He is...
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...