Nigeria

  • Dec 4, 2014
  • 7 min read

Fiscal profligacy puts Nigeria in tight spot over oil

Fiscal buffers are insufficient to cope with lower oil prices, requiring politically fraught budget cuts

Nigeria
  • Dec 2, 2014
  • 2 min read

Constrained US security ties deal blow to Nigeria

The United States' deliberate distance on the nature of security ties with Nigeria raises tensions

Nigeria
  • Nov 28, 2014
  • 2 min read

OPEC inaction will test members' output

OPEC inaction is intended to put US shale production under strain, but its efficacy remains to be tested

International
  • Nov 26, 2014
  • 2 min read

Nigeria interest rate hike eyes election impact

The central bank's decision is an attempt to manage the effect of oil price declines on the domestic economy

Nigeria
  • Nov 24, 2014
  • 7 min read

Nigeria oil bill delay will exacerbate sector slump

Stalling the petroleum bill could hasten the sector's decline

Nigeria
  • Nov 20, 2014
  • 2 min read

China rail project will enhance Nigeria's logistics

The planned Chinese-constructed rail project would significantly reduce travel times along Nigeria's coast

Nigeria
  • Nov 18, 2014
  • 2 min read

Sectarian faultlines mar Nigeria's election landscape

With the ruling party's regional power-sharing agreement broken, Nigeria's election may be fought along sectarian lines

Nigeria
  • Nov 13, 2014
  • 2 min read

Nigeria bank governor may face credibility test

Nigeria's Central Bank governor faces his greatest test as speculation against the naira continues

Nigeria