•Gulf between business elite and political class •Minister sees damage to rebranding campaign Months of turmoil over Nigeria’s leadership have exposed the gulf between its reform-minded professional class and a political elite accused of being utterly self-serving and indifferent to its image abroad. Africa’s most populous country has taken huge strides in the decade since it emerged from military rule. Its banks are opening branches in London and New York, its mobile phone market has...- full story