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What moved markets this week (Oct 5-11) Eniola Olatunji The World Bank revised China’s 2025 GDP forecast upward due to

read more What moved markets this week (Oct 5-11)

President Bola Tinubu’s quietist acceptance of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit as INEC chairman does more than signal a change of

read more Will history judge ex-INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, kindly or harshly?

Nigeria’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are competing for relevance in the era of the African Continental Free Trade

read more Nigerian SMEs compete for relevance in AfCFTA era

The Nigerian box office generated nearly N12 billion (N11.85 billion) in the first nine months of 2025, outperforming the full-year

read more Nigerian cinema grosses N12bn, eclipses 2024 haul

Nigeria’s biggest banks are grappling with rising costs tied to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) levy, which surged

read more Big banks incur N442bn in AMCON expenses amid falling profit

In 2025, African stock markets have delivered remarkable returns for investors when measured in U.S. dollar terms. Driven by factors

read more Africa’s best performing stock markets in USD terms

Nations are often defined by their trade strength, and Nigeria is no different. For Nigeria, however, the African Continental Free

read more Nigeria’s SMEs at a Crossroads: Competing for Relevance in the AfCFTA Era

…Says nearly half of the population now in poverty …Debt-to-GDP seen dropping to 39.8% Nigeria’s cost of revenue collection has

read more World Bank flags Nigeria’s rising revenue collection costs

Nigerian policy-makers have always responded to the issue of self-sustainability in local production by closing the borders, but the policy

read more How border closure weakens manufacturing sector

…Apex bank eyes lower inflation, liquidity Commercial banks’ deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through the Standing Deposit

read more CBN’s aggressive mop-up slashes bank deposits by 42%