Nigeria

Nigeria’s year of tough choices

By Mohammed Idris The border between Nigeria and Benin was, for decades, one of the busiest crossings in Africa. Thousands of trucks each year would transit, taking precious cargoes of petrol from the largest economy in Africa for sale in…

What happened to multinationals in Nigeria?

By Ifeoluwa Adebayo Nigeria, Africa’s economic giant has been facing a lot of troubling exodus as six multinationals exited in 10 months. These multinationals are Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble (P&G), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer (GSK) Nigeria, Equinor, Sanofi, and Bolt Food. Within…

ECOWAS conducts security assessments in Nigeria, others

The Economic Community of West African States has embarked on a comprehensive resilience and human security assessment across its member states, with Nigeria being the first to undertake this critical evaluation. Co-funded by the European Union and the German Ministry…

Nigeria and the Jericho syndrome

According to the Christian bible, after the Israelites conquered Jericho, Joshua placed a curse upon whoever ever considered its rebuilding. At the cost of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he…