Nigerians hope it will get better, but will it? Financial Times jabs Buhari and "200 million mumus"

Notebook: People are skilled at enduring despite all odds, which has let the government off the hook. Market stall vendors arrange their goods in Yenagoa, Nigeria

E go beta . This Nigerian phrase, meaning “it will get better”, equates to a survival strategy in a country where life for the majority can prove back-breakingly hard. Several songs produced by Nigerian musicians in the past decade evoke the saying. Some connect it to the tribulations of daily life in a country bursting with resources but broken by the powerful who have squandered or stolen them.

Financial Times denounces Kemi Adeosun's Economic Management: Nigeria’s economic approach is “the height of foolishness"

Financial Times denounces Kemi Adeosun's Economic Management: Nigeria’s economic approach is  “the height of foolishness"

Naira devaluation talk grows stronger as Nigeria also adopts Chinese-type circuit breaker

Nigeria plans to create a $25 billion fund with public and private financing to modernize infrastructure and avoid a recession.

Glorification of Criminality: Financial Times calls Tinubu the Machiavelli of Nigeria for bringing down Jonathan's government

Glorification of Criminality: Financial Times calls Tinubu the Machaivelli of Nigeria for bringing down Jonathan's government

Internationally renowned publication, Financial Times, has likened former governor of Lagos State, who has been linked to several crimes and offences against the people and the state, Bola Tinubu to Machiavelli.

Below is an excerpt from the FT article, titled Man Who Helped Topple Nigerian President Displays Svengali Touch: