Table of contents : The intimidation game -- Return to a troubled country -- Confronting the oil scammers -- A twisted budget process -- Opaque deals and international scams -- Public service scams : ghost workers, ghost pensioners, and embezzlers masquerading as reformers -- Anti-feminists, ethnic jingoists, and economic and political ideologues -- Reflections from the frontlines -- Annex 8.1. the tragedy of the missing Chibok girls and an international initiative to keep schools safe in Nigeria -- Epilogue: The battle continues -- Appendix 1. Selected articles about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the Nigerian press and assorted blogs, 2011-16 -- Appendix 2. Tables for chapters 4 and 7.