A new study released this week by the Pew Center for the States is further proof of the folly of state tax incentives as a way to attract job-creating business – though in its usual even-handed fashi…

A few weeks ago, Yemen’s government took the bold – some might say foolhardy – step of winding down a fuel subsidy program that was costing it billions of dollars. Overnight, fuel prices in the count…

Nigerian workers in protest in Lagos March 21, 2001. (George Esiri/Courtesy Reuters) Nigeria has long subsidized fuel for its citizens. The cost of the subsidy is high, and economists and the intern…

There have been a few of reads on Nigeria that I wanted to call your attention to. Yesterday, Human Rights Watch, in a report, attributed 935 deaths to alleged attacks by Boko Haram since July 2009. …

The strikes appear to be gaining momentum, with oil and gas workers joining and some aviation shut down. The protests appear to be the strongest in Lagos and Kano, Nigeria’s two largest cities and w…