Nigeria

  • Jan 6, 2014
  • 2 min read

Election considerations to slow oil reforms in Nigeria

Media reported on Saturday that the government has announced that it will not privatise its oil...

Nigeria
  • Jan 2, 2014
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Nigeria's stock market consolidates gains in 2013

Media reported today that the NSE's all-share index (ASI) rose by 47.0% in 2013, up from 34.5% in...

Nigeria
  • Dec 31, 2013
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Hostage trend suggests Islamist isolation in Nigeria

Media reported today that a French Catholic Priest -- Fr Georges Vandenbeusch -- kidnapped in...

Nigeria
  • Dec 18, 2013
  • 2 min read

Nigeria's political risks spill over to markets

Media yesterday reported that dampened investor risk appetite amid heightened political...

Nigeria
  • Dec 16, 2013
  • 7 min read

Nigeria's political defection may have limited impact

Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, announced on December 12 that...

Nigeria
  • Dec 13, 2013
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Battle over Nigeria's 2015 presidency escalates

A letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo urging Jonathan to renounce his 2015...

Nigeria
  • Dec 11, 2013
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Nigeria's oil company faces fresh corruption scandal

The NNPC today denied claims by Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi that it failed to remit 8...

Nigeria
  • Nov 25, 2013
  • 7 min read

Prospects for West and Central Africa in 2014

West and Central Africa's mix of 'frontier' and fragile states face varied prospects in 2014....

Africa