Uneven ground

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a new board for the NNPC, intending to increase oil sector investments and raise production to 2 million barrels. How effective will the new board be in achieving these ambitious targets?

Meanwhile, seven opposition states are suing President Tinubu over his suspension of elected officials in Rivers State, claiming it violates the Nigerian Constitution. What impact could this legal challenge have on Tinubu’s governance?

In geopolitics, Niger’s junta has quit a regional force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa’s Sahel area. Will the departure of the Nigeriens hinder the fight against militant jihadism in the Lake Chad basin?