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High inflation and volatile naira among headwinds for consumer goods group
The election in which Bola Tinubu won power was chaotic and contested — but he has an ace up his sleeve
The two main parties have dominated politics for two decades but Peter Obi gathered a cult following as a surprise outsider
This collection features key stories on Nigeria’s election on February 25
Youthful west African country with dysfunctional economy presents vast challenges for winner of closely-run vote
If Bola Tinubu’s victory is challenged, the courts should take a hard look
Opposition alleges irregularities in counting and calls for rerun
Nigerian opposition parties call for an election rerun
Anger directed at the Independent National Electoral Commission over long delays in collecting results
Only a third of results made public two days after closely fought presidential election
Three candidates have a realistic chance of winning election but the count could take several days to compile
Ruling party candidate retains ‘slight edge’ ahead of this weekend’s vote thanks in part to a powerful electoral machine
Voters aged 18 to 34 will play an outsized role in deciding who wins next weekend’s presidential election
Start-ups aim to address dearth of reliable information in Africa’s largest economy
Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar are frontrunners to be next leader of country of 210mn people
February’s presidential election has the potential to be a significant turning point
Ex-Lagos governor and ruling party candidate believes it is his turn to lead the country but he faces obstacles
Complicated electoral maths of Africa’s largest economy may favour the veteran politician in February’s election
The 61-year-old former governor emerges as first credible third-party candidate since return to democracy in 1999
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