Nigeria

  • Feb 27, 2013
  • 2 min read

Nigeria's 2013 budget will dent sovereign fund hopes

Yesterday President Goodluck Jonathan signed off the 31.63 billion dollar 2013 budget, after a...

Nigeria
  • Feb 26, 2013
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West Africa drug-crime trends are shifting

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) West Africa chief said yesterday that established...

West Africa
  • Feb 25, 2013
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Brazil seeks to marry business and 'soft power'

Presidents Rousseff and Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Brazil
  • Feb 21, 2013
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Funding challenges may loom for Nigerian power reform

Despite multiple delays and setbacks, President Goodluck Jonathan's attempt to privatise...

Nigeria
  • Feb 20, 2013
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Nigeria oil sector reform is unlikely to accelerate

The CEO of Oando -- a major Nigerian energy firm -- was yesterday reported as expressing doubts...

Nigeria
  • Feb 19, 2013
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West Africa Islamist agenda is still mainly localised

Ansaru militants yesterday claimed responsibility for the February 16 Bauchi state attack,...

Nigeria
  • Feb 18, 2013
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Nigeria economic potential still turns on major reform

Preliminary data released today by the National Bureau of Statistics indicates that...

Nigeria
  • Feb 8, 2013
  • 2 min read

Election moves are already beginning in Nigeria

The four leading opposition parties yesterday announced the All Progressive Congress (APC)...

Nigeria