With Africa’s largest economy and its biggest population, Nigeria is the continent’s heavyweight. The country has been blessed with resource-rich lands, areas of great agricultural fertility and favourable demographics, but it has also had its fair share of challenges, ranging from poor infrastructure, secessionist movements, military coups and religious violence.
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Articles & Analysis | Nigeria sees significant political progress in 2017 from The Report: Nigeria 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | Brigitte Zypries, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | President Muhammadu Buhari: Viewpoint from The Report: Nigeria 2017
Economic behaviour is cyclical. All countries face ups and downs. Our own recession has been brought about by a critical shortage of foreign exchange. Oil prices dropped from an average of $100 per barrel over the last decade to an average of $40 per barrel in 2016-17. Worse still, the damage perpetrated by Niger Delta criminals on pipelines...
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria takes a leading role in building African cooperation from The Report: Nigeria 2017
Given the size of its population and economy, and its high diplomatic profile in the African arena, Nigeria has a widely acknowledged role as continental heavyweight. Through successive administrations, and evidenced by the large military and financial contributions it has made to regional economic and peacekeeping efforts, Abuja has long...
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