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  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Nigeria infrastructure splurge to boost economy

    Buhari launches big-ticket rail projects as critics complain about focus on north and lack of transparency

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Renewable energy
    Africa infrastructure bank looks forward to greener future

    Lagos-based development bank aims to widen investor pool through move into renewables

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC
    Shell can be sued in London over alleged Nigerian pollution

    The ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court is a victory for thousands of villagers in a long-running case

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    World Trade Organization
    US backing paves way for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO

    Statement of support comes after South Korean candidate backed by Trump administration dropped out

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    How Lagos loses out in battle for investors

    Governor seeks autonomy as Nigeria’s commercial hub competes with nation states

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC
    Shell loses Dutch case over Nigeria oil spills

    Judgment against local subsidiary in parent company’s jurisdiction could set legal precedent

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Nigeria’s Buhari overhauls military as security crisis worsens

    Swiftly deteriorating situation in Africa’s most populous country forces president to replace four heads of armed forces

  • Monday, 28 December, 2020
    Nigeria’s port crisis: the $4,000 charge to carry goods across Lagos

    Congestion, bribery and storage costs add to problems for importers in Africa’s largest economy

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Nigeria is at risk of becoming a failed state

    With kidnapping and insecurity rife, the government needs to restore trust

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  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    Hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys released

    Islamist group Boko Haram claims credit for attack as president says more needs to be done to improve security

  • Sunday, 13 December, 2020
    Nigeria school kidnapping puts Buhari security record in spotlight

    President is losing battle against rampant lawlessness and violence, say critics

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Nigerian economy at risk of ‘unravelling’, warns World Bank

    Impact of pandemic will send personal incomes in Africa’s largest economy back four decades

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
    Special ReportThe Future of Telecommunications
    Digital push for Nigeria’s telecoms industry

    National broadband plan and a youthful population provide reasons for optimism for companies aiming to invest in the sector

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Shipping
    Call for military intervention to combat maritime kidnapping surge

    West African pirate gangs are increasingly taking crew for ransom rather than stealing cargo

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    African economy
    Nigeria’s richest plough money into Africa’s biggest economy

    Home-grown entrepreneurs’ confidence contrasts with caution of overseas investors

  • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
    Nigeria slumps back into recession as Covid bites

    Oil price crash brought on by pandemic hits Africa’s biggest economy

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Nigeria central bank under scrutiny over protests crackdown

    Officials deny targeting anti-police demonstrators who brought Lagos to a standstill

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Special ReportAfrican Banking and Finance
    Africa’s booming tech hub of Lagos braces as pandemic bites

    Nigerian city is the heart of continent’s fintech scene but has been hit by oil-price collapse and regulation

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Special ReportAfrican Banking and Finance
    Nigeria mobile money revolution delayed by scarcity of licences

    Unlocking the continent’s largest unbanked population may hinge on granting access to telecoms groups

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Wale Lawal
    Nigeria’s problems cannot be solved by young people alone

    The government’s brutal response to peaceful protests shows elders must reckon with a moral crisis

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Special Report
    Nigeria at 60

    Nigeria gained independence from Britain 60 years ago. With civil unrest, security and economic problems dominating events in 2020, find out why the future of Africa’s most populous country is in the hands of the young, and whether it can ever prosper

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Special ReportNigeria at 60
    Investors remain wary on Nigeria’s banks

    Some are concerned that strong results mask the true state of finances in spite of oil hedges

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Special ReportNigeria at 60
    Nigeria’s Afrobeats superstars take on the world

    The likes of Eazi and Wizkid draw global audiences — but can music spread by social sharing enjoy more commercial success?

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Special ReportNigeria at 60
    Nigeria steps up effort to modernise oil and develop gas

    Long overdue reforms have been driven by fears of second recession in five years

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Special ReportNigeria at 60
    Nigeria at 60: my country’s greatest achievements and failings

    Leading lights, including WTO frontrunner Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, spell out a nation’s highs and lows, and their hopes for the future

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