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59. Trump's Real Interests in Nigeria
Sunday, 7 December, 2025
As the talks of an American invasion pick up speed, and Nicki Minaj takes centre stage in manufacturing consent, we check the temperature of the proceedings. With the knowledge that a US armed intervention has never left a region better than it was, we interrogate internal support for the American boots on Nigerian soil. We evaluate the dynamics of the Tinubu-Trump relationship, the underutilisation of Nigeria's mining sector and US foreign policy during Trump's tenure in an effort to understand the desire to intervene in Nigeria's affairs. Nigeria's recent flings with France and China also come into question along with the failure/unwillingness of the Nigerian government to sort out security within its borders. We also look at the level of possible enthusiam within the US congress, political class and even the general public contrasting the desire to invade Nigeria with the Israeli situation. We end the episode picking at the competence of Nigeria's political class wondering if cutting some version of a beneficial deal is possible at all. Is this a case of TACO? (Trump Always Chickens Out), Is Trump simply looking to cut a deal? Will we see marines landing in Nasarawa? Where does the Nigerian support for a foreign invasion come from?
