Business & Economy

What Happened To Nigeria’s $20 Billion?

Nigeria is subliminally going through perilous times. Unfortunately, the factors responsible forthese conditions are dangerously explained away politically. The people are hit by mute...

Banks Are Not My Business

Whenever I see any bank and the ill-assorted characters called bankers in their foppish coats I suffer an extravagance of laughter. The Poet does not...

How Decisive Monetary Policy Is Powering Nigeria’s Economic Resilience and Growth

In an era marked by global economic volatility, few nations have demonstrated strength and foresight of Nigeria’s Central Bank and its Monetary Policy Committee...

Why Strengthening Nigeria’s Banks Matters

“The recapitalisation programme has strengthened the capital base of Nigerian banks, reinforcing the resilience of the financial system and ensuring it is well-positioned to...

Tinubu’s Economic Hitman and the Taxation of Poverty

By Paul Okojie By any measure, Nigeria is passing through one of the most difficult economic periods in its recent history. Rising inflation, declining purchasing...

Tax Reforms and Nigeria’s new social contract

The recent 10-point statement by Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), offers a glimpse into a forward-thinking roadmap for...

Yoruba Nation: Prospects and Perils Post-2031 – (2)

In the words of Frantz Fanon: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.” Let there be no...

Why Economic Reform is Essential for Financial Stability and Growth

Data has shown that improving macroeconomic conditions and financial systems contributes to stabilising the economy, where evidence-based policy frameworks are positioned to safeguard the...

Nigeria’s Economy: What is to be done?

Using the phrase ‘What is to be done?’ in the headline to this analysis is deliberate. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin used the title in a...

Nigeria and Türkiye: A New Era of Strategic Partnership

By Kenan Toprak & Isah Aliyu Chiroma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent state visit to Türkiye marks a pivotal moment in the evolving partnership between...

CBN Macroeconomic Outlook Consolidating Stability Amid Global Uncertainty

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its macroeconomic outlook for 2025, displaying a nuanced picture of the nation’s economic trajectory amidst a...

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The focus of this piece is to reflect on El-Rufai’s giant strides towards boosting and revamping the previously overlooked small to medium-sized enterprises sector within the Federal Capital Territory...

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Long before Nelson Mandela, President Obasanjo was the man who was associated with high standards and probity.Somehow he threw all that away. How? Why?

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Rage Of Retirees Over Satellite Town Homes

Retirees of 16 companies, who bought houses under the owner-occupier scheme in 1976 under the General Olusegun Obasanjo regime, battle their former employers over ownership of the housing units in Satellite Town, Lagos...