Nigeria
NIGERIA: Slow-motion cabinet reshuffle continues
President Umaru Yar'Adua has sent at least a partial list of ministers for consideration by the...
NigeriaNIGERIA/CHINA: Chinese firm announces power plant deal
China's Shenzhen Energy Group and First Bank of Nigeria announced a 2.4 billion dollar power...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Militant escalation reveals policy paralysis
Militants today kidnapped the crew of a cargo ship in Delta State, amid a flare-up in militant...
NigeriaPROSPECTS 2009: West African stability concerns grow
After a year characterised by soaring food and fuel import costs as well as strong commodity...
WEST AFRICA: Ivorian cocoa faces regional competition
With top world producer Ivory Coast launching the reform of an industry that has had to survive...
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...
InternationalNIGERIA: Government spending faces sharp cuts
Central Bank Governor Charles Soludo yesterday warned the Senate that government spending would...
NigeriaAFRICA: Growth to suffer despite insulated banks
Africa's banking systems have largely escaped direct contagion from the crises of confidence...