This past week, I hosted a table in Nairobi. A small group of accomplished women. CEOs, founders, senior executives. No
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Nigerian corporates pick expensive debt over equity raise
The boardroom of Primal Nigeria Limited (not real name) smelled of stale filter coffee and unspoken panic. On the left
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How Central Bank won global recognition while fighting inflation
When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was named Central Bank of the Year at the 2026 Central Banking Awards
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The foreign loan you see isn’t always the cash you get
When governments talk about securing an international loan, it often sounds like a straightforward solution: a number is announced, headlines
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Corporate taxes fall for first time since 2023 as VAT surges
Nigerian businesses appear to be generating sales but struggling to convert them into profits, according to the analysis of the
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Dangote Fertiliser: AFC backs Africa’s biggest bet on agricultural self-sufficiency
A US$600 million cheque from the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is by any measure a vote of confidence. That it
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The signal, the noise: New inflation lens reveal Nigeria’s two-speed economy
The story is getting more complicated as the numbers are getting better. Nigeria’s headline inflation ticked up to 15.93 per
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CBN Holdco shake-up re-engineers a new valuation calculus for Nigeria’s banking groups
The exposure draft of revised Financial Holding Company (FHC) guidelines released on on June 10 by the Central Bank of
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Nigeria’s capacity challenge begins where capital arrives
The current debate over Nigeria’s capital-importation figures has generated far more heat than light. On one side stands a government
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Pension turns lifeline as jobless Nigerians withdraw N12bn to survive
Nigeria’s worsening employment and economic challenges are forcing thousands of workers to fall back on their retirement savings for immediate
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