President Muhammadu Buhari (left) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during a campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State.
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In the end, Buhari possibly won simply because the Peoples Democratic Party wasn’t offering a viable alternative.
Muhammadu Buhari: staying put at Aso Rock.
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Investors favoured Muhammadu Buhari’s opponent, Atiku Abubakar. So what are the Nigerian president’s economic priorities?
Voters in the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria.
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The electorate monitored political parties very closely, an indication that democracy in Nigeria is taking root.
Newspaper headlines following the decision by Nigeria’s National Electoral Commission to delay the country’s poll.
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Regardless of how the elections are conducted on the new dates announced, losing parties will blame the postponement for their defeat.
Presidential Candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his running mate, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (R) attend a campaign rally.
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Buhari’s handling of the economy has been somewhere between poor and appalling. But the same could be said of past administrations.
A hawker sells clocks on a roadside in Nigeria’s oil rich Bayelsa state.
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Most of the things Nigerians complained about in 2015 are still unresolved – unemployment, poverty and economic disempowerment.
Nigerian soldiers clearing a Boko Haram camp in Borno State in 2015.
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is hoping to be reelected but he’s fallen short on the country’s security challenges.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari at the US-Africa Business Forum in New York in 2016.
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There is concern that Nigeria’s attitude towards foreign direct investors may erode inward capital flows.
Atiku Abubakar and incumbent Muhammadu Buhari (right) are the two frontrunners in Nigeria’s presidential race.
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Despite the large number of aspirants for Nigeria’s 2019 elections, women and young people remain underrepresented.
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has not fulfilled agreements it made with academic staff in Nigeria’s public universities.
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Government remains the major funder of universities. But it hasn’t met its obligations even though many institutions face serious infrastructure decay.
There are widespread concerns in Nigeria about vote buying and intimidation.
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Nigerians go to the polls in 2019 in an election that the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari wants to win by any means necessary.
Despite a new law allowing younger candidates to run, Nigeria isn’t ready for this transition.
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Young aspirant politicians lack support structure and the money, both of which remain strong factors in deciding politics in Nigeria.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari heads to the White House.
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It’s inconceivable that military prowess can offer long-term solutions to Nigeria’s deep-rooted institutional problems.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet Donald Trump in Washington.
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US President Donald Trump will have an opportunity to showcase his “deep respect” for Africa when his Nigerian counterpart visits.
Corruption has played havoc with Nigeria’s economy.
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Corruption has gotten so bad in Nigeria that animals are getting in on the act.
Emmerson Mnangagwa visits Jacob Zuma.
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Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa need to sharpen their thinking and get to work.
Presidents Issoufou, Yayi, Deby and Buhari at a meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the body in charge of the lake replenishment project
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The transnational project conceived 30 years ago to replenish the drying waters of Lake Chad finally seems poised to take off. But first, internal politics within member states must be overcome.
Women carry goods across a makeshift bridge in the Ilaje slum in Lagos. Widening inequality is fuelling tensions across Nigeria.
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Protests are raising tensions in Africa’s most populous country, with agitators and federal troops clashing on the streets. But is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is one of many African leaders to have gone abroad for medical treatment.
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Health care systems in many African countries are very poor. Instead of fixing them, many African leaders seek medical attention abroad incurring huge bills which are ultimately paid by taxpayers.
Combating corruption is a key priority for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
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There appears to be no resolution in sight over the impasse between Nigeria’s president and the Senate over Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of chief crime buster. Who will blink first?