Nigeria

  • Aug 10, 2015
  • 2 min read

Nigeria federal tax, fiscal reform gains will be slow

Tax and anti-graft measures mimic Lagos state's reform success, but the federal government's woes are much larger

Nigeria
  • Aug 7, 2015
  • 2 min read

Airline reform signals Nigeria leader's policy plan

Presidential policy statements to date could pressure future ministers to carry out reforms that are already in motion

Nigeria
  • Aug 6, 2015
  • 2 min read

Government keen to be seen to act on Niger Delta woes

Buhari is acting on recommendations made by the 2011 UN Environmental Assessment on oil spills in the Niger Delta

Nigeria
  • Aug 5, 2015
  • 2 min read

Nigeria seeks to plug leakages but has missed oil boom

Appointing credible individuals to lead oil reform should satisfy popular expectations -- but not revenue needs

Nigeria
  • Aug 5, 2015
  • 2 min read

Buhari will seek to mend US-Nigeria military ties

Surpassing US Leahy Law restrictions, which are highly discretional, would be a boost for the Nigerian government

Nigeria
  • Jul 30, 2015
  • 7 min read

Nigeria readies for far-reaching, complex oil reform

Oil sector reform will seek to plug revenue leakages as the economy stutters under lower government revenue

Nigeria
  • Jul 28, 2015
  • 7 min read

Facebook's Africa plan is to boost user base first

Facebook's expansion into sub-Saharan Africa demonstrates the assumed value of this market's future growth

Africa
  • Jul 27, 2015
  • 2 min read

Oil reform to be key test for Nigeria policy direction

Policy direction in the oil and gas sector will be a key determinant of the new government's overall performance

Nigeria