Africa April 6, 2021 NIGERIA: Tussle over naira devaluation amid grim macroeconomic picture Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) On 5 April, unidentified gunmen attacked the police headquarters and freed some 2,000 inmates from a nearby prison in Owerri,... Read More...
Africa March 23, 2021 NIGERIA: Tussle over naira devaluation amid grim macroeconomic picture Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) During a foreign-press briefing on 22 March, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed announced that the government had abandoned the official exchange... Read More...
Africa February 16, 2021 NIGERIA: Critical IMF report further dents multilateral loan prospects Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week published critical and unusually prescriptive assessments of the administration’s macroeconomic policies as part... Read More...
Africa April 20, 2021 NIGERIA: More of the same from the central bank Economics, Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Inflation Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) The furious official reaction to allegations of an opposition governor that ways-and-means funding of the federal budget by the Central... Read More...
Africa March 1, 2021 NIGERIA: Fuel subsidy makes a comeback Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 3 mins) On 1 March, the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced that domestic fuel prices would remain fixed in March,... Read More...
Africa February 3, 2021 NIGERIA: Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) about to enter crucial stage Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 4 mins) Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) about to enter crucial stage During last week’s public hearings, industry stakeholders voiced various concerns regarding... Read More...
Africa January 27, 2021 NIGERIA: Overdue military reshuffle may smooth US security relations Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 2 mins) On 26 January, President Muhammadu Buhari replaced the four service chiefs in the first reshuffle of the military top brass... Read More...
Africa January 14, 2021 NIGERIA: Covid-19 challenges abound Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt ( 4 mins) Nigeria faces a second wave of Covid-19 infections, with a steady surge since December 2020. ... Read More...
Africa November 30, 2020 NIGERIA: Massacre attributed to Boko Haram does not alter strategic outlook Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics Boko Haram Malte Liewerscheidt ( 2 mins) On 28 November, at least 110 civilians have reportedly been killed by armed men in a village close... Read More...
Africa October 27, 2020 NIGERIA: What next for #endSARS? Emerging Markets, Nigeria, Politics #endSARS, editorial Malte Liewerscheidt ( 4 mins) The #endSARS movement will likely retreat to social media for the foreseeable future and forfeit much of its leverage... Read More...
