General Sani Abacha

General Sani Abacha's 31 December announcement that by stepping up French teaching Nigeria will in 'a very short time' become bilingual is a shrewd diplomatic move however unrealistic it may seem...

Sani Abacha; Niger's Colonel Barré Mainassara; Gambia's Captain Yahya Jammeh; Chad's Col...

Engen-Petronas also eager to get into oil production is targeting Nigeria this year; General Sani Abacha has been wooing Asian capital...

He has regional support from Compaoré Nigeria's General Sani Abacha and Togo's President Gnassingbé Eyadèma but not from a distinctly chilly Mali...

Sani Abacha himself got the job which may have been his aim all along...

Sani Abacha's government; US officials insist that all military equipment supplied to Ecomog must stay in Liberia (and not be taken over by the regional armies) and want an elaborate tracking system to monitor this...

The new Presidency Secretary General Amadou Ali is married to a Beti but is himself Kotoko (and a Muslim) from the Far North speaking the same Kanuri language as General Sani Abacha Nigeria's military President...

Sani Abacha several local oil entrepreneurs have been helped by selective awards of term contracts and exploration licences...

Alongside General Sani Abacha's bold plans to sell the state oil and gas companies plans for his political transition are becoming clearer...

Finance Minister Anthony Ani's announcement that the government will sell its holdings in the oil telecommunications and power sectors – valued at over US$50 000 million – marks a shift in General Sani Abacha's attempt to pull the country out of its economic morass...