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For three years, Nigeria’s reform programme has rested on a difficult political bargain: households absorb short-term pain today in exchange

read more Nigeria’s reform bargain under strain as inflation ticks higher before relief reaches households

Nigeria today appears to be experiencing one of the darkest moral and political moments of its post-independence history. Public discourse often explains

read more Collapse of patriotism among Nigeria’s political class and the fate of youth in an ‘Orphaned Republic’

I landed back from Kigali on Saturday, thinking less about the headlines from the Africa CEO Forum and more about

read more Africa needs stronger institutions

…Blight disease, soaring costs price local farmers out of international market Nigeria’s non-oil export ambitions suffered a severe setback, with

read more Nigeria’s ginger export crashes from N26 billion to zero in three years

Nigeria, already the region’s largest Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market, is attracting a fresh wave of terminal investments aimed at

read more Africa’s LPG hub shifts to Nigeria as Dangote leads

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) was a child of necessity, birthed in 2010 as the defibrillator that would

read more Nigeria’s bad bank: Is AMCON a vital cure or a chronic affliction?

Aliko Dangote’s refinery is no longer playing nice as the US$20 billion plant has returned to the courtroom, nearly a

read more Dangote’s legal siege pitches monopoly against the market in a Lekki lockdown

Gold shines in any currency and in Nigeria’s fledgling exchange-traded fund market, it was the only thing that performed consistently

read more Nigeria’s ETFs: Gold, glitter, and a regulatory blackout

A strong talent pipeline is no longer optional. The companies that win in Africa will be those that deliberately build

read more Why talent management will define the next generation of African business leaders

…Inflation climbs for second straight month in April …As U.S/Iran war reverses disinflationary trend The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of

read more Price surge tilts Nigeria toward rate hold