Nigeria

  • May 1, 2009
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NIGERIA: Niger Delta languishes absent policy rethink

The military Joint Task Force (JTF) reported yesterday that two of its soldiers were wounded in...

Nigeria
  • Apr 29, 2009
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AFRICA: Telecoms should grow despite downturn

The growth of African telecoms is widely believed to have contributed strongly to the continent's...

Africa
  • Apr 28, 2009
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NIGERIA: Ekiti poll crisis exposes INEC reform problem

President Umaru Yar'Adua is reported today to have ordered the Independent National Electoral...

Nigeria
  • Apr 20, 2009
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NIGERIA: President hopes for stimulus from reserves

President Umaru Yar'Adua is considering a 500 million dollar withdrawal from the Excess Crude...

Nigeria
  • Apr 7, 2009
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NIGERIA: Electricity funds will not fix security woes

The government said yesterday that it had disbursed more than 700 billion naira (4.8 billion...

Nigeria
  • Apr 3, 2009
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NIGERIA: Delta security push reflects fiscal strain

President Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday indicated that the federal government was considering an...

Nigeria
  • Apr 1, 2009
  • 7 min read

NIGERIA: Energy sector reform remains distant

Interruptions to gas supplies due to sabotage in the Niger Delta, the failure to make progress...

Nigeria
  • Mar 30, 2009
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NIGERIA: Sovereign debt rating outlook deteriorates

Rating's agency Standard & Poor's on March 27 reduced its outlook for Nigeria from stable to...

Nigeria