Nigeria

  • Dec 7, 2009
  • 7 min read

NIGERIA: Succession speculation undermines presidency

President Umaru Yar'Adua has been receiving critical medical treatment in Saudi Arabia for the...

Nigeria
  • Nov 27, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Yar'Adua health fears spark succession unrest

President Umaru Yar'Adua is being treated for acute pericarditis in Saudi Arabia, his spokesman...

Nigeria
  • Nov 25, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Yar'Adua aims high with massive budget

President Umaru Yar'Adua sent his 2010 budget to parliament yesterday.

Nigeria
  • Nov 19, 2009
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2010: West Africa

Investment-led economic recovery during 2010 will be overshadowed by crises of governance and...

West Africa
  • Nov 16, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Abuja presses ahead with Niger Delta agenda

A mediation team from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) met on November...

Nigeria
  • Oct 29, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Abuja tables increased Delta spending plans

President Umaru Yar'Adua's cabinet yesterday approved some 179 billion naira (about 1.2 billion...

Nigeria
  • Oct 26, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: MEND ceasefire raises Delta security hopes

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) umbrella militant organisation...

Nigeria
  • Oct 8, 2009
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: MEND threatens to resume attacks

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said in an emailed statement today...

Nigeria