Nigeria

Chad’s Hissene Habre will go into the record books as the first former African leader whose flight from justice for many years has been cut short by the very country that has harboured him for […]

The very disturbing phenomenon of Islamist fundamentalism and the ready use of deadly force and violence is a perennial staple of northern Nigerian culture, particularly among the large community of Hausa states. In the past, […]

The Nigerian government has imposed a curfew on the national capital city, Abuja, following recent attacks by Islamist militants. Nightclubs, beer parlours, and cinemas must close by 10pm local time (2100 GMT) and public parks […]

The Ivorian refugee crisis is spreading further across West Africa, with Ghana and Togo receiving a growing number of new arrivals. While the southern city of Abidjan has been relatively calm in recent days, fresh […]

I already have too much on my proverbial plate to counter-productively attempt to immerse myself in marginal, ideological side-shows. Still, sometimes one comes across a lambent-witted contribution to an otherwise charlatanic and self-serving discourse on […]

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that if his mandate is renewed in the coming elections, importation of generators will be reduced by at least 90 per cent in the next four years. The President […]

—as major global industrial hub, attract $25b in investments, create 500,000 jobs President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that with the full implementation of his administration’s gas master-plan, Nigeria will become the undisputed regional hub […]

Oxfam says Ghana’s new oil law will not protect it from making the same financial mistakes as established oil producers such as Angola and Nigeria. The Petrol Revenue Management Bill that Ghana’s parliament ratified on […]