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Nigerian markets suffer as economy falters

The latest drop in oil prices, combined with Abuja’s unorthodox economic policies, sent Nigeria’s financial markets into a tailspin this month. Financial markets elsewhere on the continent also performed poorly as a result of low commodity prices and negative sentiment towards emerging markets generally.

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