Nigeria

  • Nov 18, 2008
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Slow-motion cabinet reshuffle continues

President Umaru Yar'Adua has sent at least a partial list of ministers for consideration by the...

Nigeria
  • Nov 17, 2008
  • 1 min read

NIGERIA/CHINA: Chinese firm announces power plant deal

China's Shenzhen Energy Group and First Bank of Nigeria announced a 2.4 billion dollar power...

Nigeria
  • Nov 17, 2008
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Militant escalation reveals policy paralysis

Militants today kidnapped the crew of a cargo ship in Delta State, amid a flare-up in militant...

Nigeria
  • Nov 4, 2008
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2009: West African stability concerns grow

After a year characterised by soaring food and fuel import costs as well as strong commodity...

  • Oct 31, 2008
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Ivorian cocoa faces regional competition

With top world producer Ivory Coast launching the reform of an industry that has had to survive...

  • Oct 30, 2008
  • 8 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Long-term oil projects look vulnerable

Crude oil is currently trading between 60 and 70 dollars per barrel, having lost a third of its...

International
  • Oct 22, 2008
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Government spending faces sharp cuts

Central Bank Governor Charles Soludo yesterday warned the Senate that government spending would...

Nigeria
  • Oct 15, 2008
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Growth to suffer despite insulated banks

Africa's banking systems have largely escaped direct contagion from the crises of confidence...