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What does Dangote really want?, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- "There is no doubt that the coming into the market by Dangote Refinery will upend rules, traditions, and conventions as the industry has known it, as what Dangote has done in settin... Read More


Tuggar and the Nigerian Air Force Eleven in Ouagadougou, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- "Nigeria has never had expansionist tendencies, never been threatening towards our neighbours, and always chosen the path of peace and conciliation. This, in part, may have to do w... Read More


Nigeria's strategic response to an increasingly dangerous neighbourhood, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Dec. 13 -- "As several of my colleagues in the region remind me, we are the hegemon, whether we admit it or not. And global politics works almost like physics, with polarity, ordering princip... Read More


Nigeria's week of particular concern and Tuggar's pushback, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- "The articulation of a coherent foreign policy is not 'dogon turanci' or luxury; rather, it is an external projection of our values as a nation, promotion of the national interests... Read More


Time for a new foreign affairs elite in Nigeria, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- This is one piece I am most reluctant writing, lest its intent be misunderstood. Though international relations is my primary field of study, outside of a full-length article deali... Read More


Tuggar's foreign policy doctrine: Aligning diplomacy with development, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- "Our idea is to avoid the booby trap of entangling alliances or ideological over-alignment, but rather to focus on issue-based relationships and partnerships of purpose." - Yusuf Ma... Read More