Prospects for Nigeria to end-2022

Subject

Prospects for Nigeria to end-2022.

Significance

Nigeria enters late 2022 plagued by various deteriorating trends. On the security front, the country faces worsening banditry, armed separatism, inter-communal conflict and jihadist insurgencies, while high inflation, stretched public finances and rising external debt cloud the economic outlook. Against this backdrop, the main political parties have selected their presidential nominees for the 2023 elections, kickstarting a political campaign that is set to intensify in the coming months.