Diaspora
Amaramiro Emmanuel and Ekpenyong Andre were killed in South Africa this week. Nigeria has responded with four demands. It’s happened before. So has the response. Abike Dabiri-Erewa put out a statement yesterday. The NIDCOM chairman didn’t hide her...
Governance
The Supreme Court rules today. But INEC’s deadline for party membership registers is May 10. Winning in court and making it to 2027 are not the same thing. INEC set May 10 as the deadline for political parties to submit their membership...
Governance
This week, the Nigerian state responded. To the courts. To South Africa. To the deadline. The question is what it took to make it respond. The ADC had to petition the Chief Justice of Nigeria before the Supreme Court found time. Two Nigerians had to be killed in South...
Economy
The UAE left OPEC. Here’s what breaks next. The UAE will leave OPEC on Friday. Not suspended. Not threatening to leave. Gone. After 55 years of membership, Abu Dhabi announced on Tuesday that its national interest now lies elsewhere. For oil markets, that news...
Economy
The stock market hit a record. Ask who’s actually in the room. Nigeria’s stock market had its best week in years. Investors gained N5.51 trillion in five trading sessions. The All-Share Index closed at 225,722 points. An all-time high....
Business, Economy
Nigeria’s next attempt to stop exporting its own wealth. Afreximbank announced this week that it is financing three new Nigerian refineries. The timing is striking. The same week the global arrangement that has defended crude oil prices for decades began to...