Nigeria

new sheriff?

In Nigeria’s elections, has Obi’s Labour Party become a formidable force?

Nigeria's 2023 general elections broke away from the traditional two-horse contest with the introduction of a third - and seemingly formidable ... force - into the contest: the Peter Obi-inspired Labour Party (LP).

various consequences

Nigeria, Algeria, Gabon, DRC… Winners and losers in the oil price slump

From its highs at the start of the war in Ukraine, the price of a barrel of oil has fallen to below $75. This downward trend is set to continue, ... with various consequences for African countries.

aftermath

Was the Nigerian election rigged?

Even before the Nigerian presidential election results were released, the process had been denounced as flawed by some political leaders. ... After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) subsequently declared that the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu had won, few were surprised that his two main rivals, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, announced they would lodge petitions against the results with the Court of Appeal. Both had good grounds for suspicion.

Article 29/29 of "Political Capital"

down time

Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who was elected a month ago, has arrived in Paris from his country for a short rest, his aides say. ...

Nigeria top stories

new sheriff?

In Nigeria’s elections, has Obi’s Labour Party become a formidable force?

various consequences

Nigeria, Algeria, Gabon, DRC… Winners and losers in the oil price slump

down time

Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

new sheriff?

In Nigeria’s elections, has Obi’s Labour Party become a formidable force?

various consequences

Nigeria, Algeria, Gabon, DRC… Winners and losers in the oil price slump

down time

Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

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financial strength

African banks are well placed to weather global SVB, Credit Suisse storm

African banks have the financial strength to withstand recent shocks to the global financial system, such as the collapse of Silicon Valley bank ... in the US and the need for Credit Suisse to be rescued by rival UBS.

Vote for Sale

Nigeria’s politicians adapt new vote-buying tactics amidst cash shortage

Although the Central Bank of Nigeria launched a Naira redesign policy a few weeks before the 2023 general election aimed partly at making cash ... unavailable for vote-buying on polls day, politicians adopted new tactics on election day: electronic transfers and distribution of gifts.

Race Against Time

Nigeria policy delays create medium-term debt restructuring risk says Moody’s

Likely delays in policy implementation in the wake of Nigeria’s contested election result increase the medium-term risks that debt restructuring ... will be needed, Lucie Villa, vice president and senior credit officer at Moody’s Investors Service, tells The Africa Report.

A supporter of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu holds a Biafra flag during a rally in support of Kanu, who is expected to appear at a magistrate court in Abuja

Nigerian nightmare

Nigeria 2023: Biafra agitations may deepen after divisive elections

After a violent governorship election in Lagos State where Igbo and other non-Yoruba speakers were profiled and prevented from voting, renewed ... hostility is brewing, evoking memories of a civil war that ended 53 years ago.

profiling and intimidation

Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu re-elected Lagos governor in controversial election

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner of 2023 governorship election ... in Lagos, in an exercise observers and journalists say was marred by low turnout, violence, and voter intimidation.

Political party agents discuss results after the vote-counting process at a polling unit, in Lagos

street pressure

Nigeria 2023: Low turnout in Lagos as thugs attack, suppress voters

Nigeria's gubernatorial election in Lagos State on Saturday 18 March was marred by violence and voter intimidation leading to low turnout. ...

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