Nigeria

  • Dec 14, 2012
  • 2 min read

Nigeria Central Bank role may soften AMCON loss effect

State-backed AMCON today reported a 2.37 trillion naira (15 billion dollar) loss.

Nigeria
  • Dec 10, 2012
  • 7 min read

West Africa's ECOWAS struggles with its economic role

West Africa is seen as lagging behind the East African Community in removing barriers to greater...

West Africa
  • Dec 4, 2012
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Agribusiness is key to Nigerian non-oil revenue goals

Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday stated the government's aspirations to reduce oil...

Nigeria
  • Nov 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for West Africa in 2013

Current and imminent elections in Sierra Leone and Ghana highlight next year's challenges and...

West Africa
  • Nov 15, 2012
  • 7 min read

Political risk of fuel subsidy reforms can be reduced

Protests broke out across Jordan this week against the government's decision to increase fuel...

International
  • Nov 15, 2012
  • 2 min read

Nigeria's Jonathan cancels key power sector contract

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday terminated a 24 million dollar contract with Canada's...

Nigeria
  • Nov 8, 2012
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Nigeria's improved prospects secure rating uptick

Standard & Poor's yesterday raised Nigeria's credit rating to B- with a stable outlook, three...

Nigeria
  • Nov 6, 2012
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Nigeria's flooding impact is far worse than projected

Nigeria's worst flash flooding in more than half a century has killed nearly 400 people and...

Nigeria