Nigeria, April 29 -- As tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz, the world's attention has understandably focused on the immediate protagonists: Iran, the United States, and their Gulf allies. Yet, for countries far removed geographically, including Nigeria, the implications of Iran's growing recourse to Russia are neither distant nor abstract. They are immediate, tangible, and potentially destabilising. At first glance, Nigeria, as Africa's largest oil producer, might appear positioned to benefit from any disruption in global oil flows. After all, roughly one-fifth of the world's petroleum passes through the Strait of Hormuz daily. Any sustained instability typically drives up crude prices, a scenario that should, in theory, boost Nig...