Matthew T. Page

How Nigeria flipped the script on Trump The Nigerian government has skilfully managed to maintain good relations with Washington despite Trump’s threats and US air strikes on northern Nigeria.

🗨️ The #US’ December attack in #Nigeria was more symbolic than strategic. Using intelligence provided by Nigeria, the US fired cruise missiles at multiple sites in northern Nigeria.

Read @matthewtpage.bsky.social’s @chathamhouse.org analysis: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/how-...

How Nigeria flipped the script on Trump The Nigerian government has skilfully managed to maintain good relations with Washington despite Trump’s threats and US air strikes on northern Nigeria.

My latest: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/how-...

The Perils of Nigeria Fatigue Matthew T. Page, the former U.S. intelligence community's top Nigeria expert, writes about the continued strategic importance of Nigeria and why investors, policymakers, and diplomats need to avoid Ni...

🇳🇬 Check out my latest piece wit the Plato Group on the perils of Nigeria Fatigue and how to avoid it. I guarantee this piece will resonate with you whether or not you have been working on/in Nigeria for a long time or if you are just starting to focus on it. www.platogroup.co.uk/post/the-per...

Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal Some in No 10 wish they had thought a bit more about how it looked before giving job to niece of ousted Bangladesh PM

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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Hi Alasdair - thanks for checking. Yes it is still at the point in the publication process where it hasn't been announced as a forthcoming title - but I'll be sure to let everyone know when it is! Here's hoping the process speeds up a bit... :)

Trump aide sought payments from job seekers, internal legal review found Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.

Selling access. Toll-taking. It is early days, but the incoming administration is already generating headlines very familiar to this corruption/kleptocracy scholar: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

Well, it was a good run. 12 years; 19k tweets, 33k followers. RIP Twitter me. Hello, 🦋 me!