Nigeria

  • Aug 17, 2012
  • 2 min read

Central Bank policy boosted by Nigeria inflation fall

Data released today by the National Bureau of Statistics reveal an unexpected fall in consumer...

Nigeria
  • Aug 16, 2012
  • 7 min read

Organised crime entwines with state in West Africa

The dynamics of transnational organised crime have shifted over the past five years, with a...

West Africa
  • Aug 15, 2012
  • 6 min read

Master plan promises to reposition Nigerian gas sector

The government's Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is designed to establish a new framework for...

Nigeria
  • Aug 15, 2012
  • 7 min read

Nigerian pirates pose increased threat to shipping

Seaborne crime is costing world governments and the shipping industry billions of dollars. ...

Indian Ocean
  • Aug 13, 2012
  • 7 min read

West African private media ownership curbs are easing

The long history of military dictatorship in the region has resulted in state domination of the...

West Africa
  • Aug 9, 2012
  • 6 min read

The spread of West African radical Islamism is limited

The recent rise of violent Islamist groups in Nigeria, northern Mali and Mauritania could raise...

West Africa
  • Aug 9, 2012
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Clinton's Nigeria visit will focus on security

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to meet President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja...

Nigeria
  • Aug 8, 2012
  • 6 min read

Emerging Nigeria government discord may stifle reform

Parliament's lower house last month threatened impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck...

Nigeria