President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on an active foreign policy during his first year in office. Nigeria’s new head of state has had a busy overseas itinerary, adopting an aggressive diplomatic agenda in pursuit of key policy aims laid out in his 2015 election campaign. The policy has reaped some rewards for Abuja’s security and economic...
The most populous country and arguably the largest economy on the continent, Nigeria is widely regarded as an African powerhouse. With abundant natural resources and a young, dynamic population, the country has long played an important role on the continent and it has the potential to be a wider global player in the coming decades.
Founded by the Treaty of Lagos in 1975, ECOWAS has served as a force for regional integration in areas ranging from education to security to monetary policy. The organisation is comprised of fifteen neighbouring countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger,...
Since its declaration of independence in 1960, Nigeria has played an active role in promoting regional stability and economic development. The West African country has been a leading member of both the African Union and ECOWAS. Through successive administrations, Abuja has adhered to the widely held mantra, “African solutions to African...
Significant political progress has been made in Nigeria in the last 18 months. The ballot box has taken centre stage as the country has carried out a peaceful handover of power – its first since becoming independent – at both the executive and legislative level. The development is a significant one for this country of 184m people, although the...
Against the backdrop of a slowing economy and low oil prices, the Nigerian banking sector – filled with heavyweight regional players and the largest sector on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) – has sought to play an increasingly important intermediary role, facilitating efforts to diversify the economy through increased private sector credit...
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