A 2024 survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) found that Nigerians paid N2.2 trillion in ransom between May 2023 and April 2024. This astonishing...
The roles of law and regulatory bodies in combating financial cybercrime in Nigeria are distinct yet complementary, collectively aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the financial...
If Nigeria keeps borrowing without building, keeps servicing debt without empowering citizens, and keeps paying interest without changing course — then we are not developing
Nigeria is at an intersection. While cash can relieve hardships, it cannot shape the future economic landscape. The current task is to apply this policy without...
The CBN’s choice to maintain elevated interest rates is based on drawing foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to support the naira’s stability. However, FPIs are well-known for...
The 303rd MPC meeting signaled caution, but what Nigeria needs is direction. It needs clarity, boldness, and policies rooted in the lived realities of millions. Monetary...
A high PMI signals increased new orders, expanded production activities, and improved workforce hiring. Combined with inflation moderation and exchange-rate stability, these indicators suggest that the...
Nigeria’s real economic engine has never been crude oil. It has always been people — the small businesses, the freelancers, the founders, the creators, the innovators,...
Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic metrics are encouraging, but they shade a deeper crisis. Structural insecurity choking the nation’s food supply remains as the true enemy of price...
Nigeria’s N75 trillion private-sector credit figures may look impressive, but manufacturers have withdrawn, SMEs have little access, banks are risk-averse, NPLs are rising, the real sector...