Nigeria

  • Dec 9, 2010
  • 2 min read

AFRICA: Wikileaks release highlights US-China tension

US diplomatic cables published today by Wikileaks have laid bare sensitive US assessments on a...

Africa
  • Dec 8, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Babangida threat reveals presidential tension

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria's former military dictator, yesterday threatened to abandon the ruling...

Nigeria
  • Nov 29, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: M&A activity recovers pre-downturn momentum

US retailer Wal-Mart today made a formal, 2.3 billion dollar bid for a 51% stake in South...

Africa
  • Nov 23, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Abubakar will challenge Jonathan for PDP nod

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar emerged yesterday as the consensus candidate of the Northern...

Nigeria
  • Nov 22, 2010
  • 7 min read

NIGERIA: Northern elite prepares challenge to Jonathan

The Northern Leaders' Political Forum is expected to announce this week its consensus candidate...

Nigeria
  • Nov 19, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: West Africa

West Africa has consolidated its development with the ending of conflicts in Liberia, Sierra...

West Africa
  • Nov 18, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Niger Delta hostage rescue bolsters Jonathan

The military's Joint Task Force (JTF) successfully carried out an operation overnight...

Nigeria
  • Nov 12, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Investors eye troubled banks

The future shape of Nigeria's post-crisis banking landscape began to emerge yesterday with...

Nigeria