Vol 67 No 7 | NIGERIA Tinubu’s oil reforms hit a wall of old debts and new sabotage 3rd April 2026 The President is moving faster to unlock stalled investments but forward crude sales and pipeline attacks are cutting into the oil price windfall President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came to office in May 2023 promising to reverse two decades of decline in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, and on paper the progress is real:...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 6 | NIGERIACHINA A $50 Billion Handshake 7th November 2008 Beijing may not want much to do with Nigeria A sizable and much-ballyhooed credit line looks to be little more than a goodwill gesture from China to Nigeria, promising much but delivering little. The brief fanfare attached to the initial...
Vol 65 No 21 | NIGERIA Tinubu dismantles the opposition in Edo 17th October 2024 The President’s party wins a key governorship race but it’s tarnished by claims of voter fraud President Bola Tinubu ate his dish of revenge lukewarm last month when he orchestrated the defeat of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State...
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 46 No 7 | NIGERIA What Cheney knew 1st April 2005 United States Vice-President Dick Cheney could face questioning by a US Grand Jury about his knowledge - or lack of it - of US$180 million of illegal payments...
