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…Inflation slowing amid trade tensions … Electricity tariff, FX market demand pressures are key risks The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

read more CBN holds key rate on hazy global outlook

Olayemi Cardoso, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said on Tuesday that the naira has become more stable and competitive

read more Cardoso says reforms fuelling naira stability, competitiveness

Nigeria’s politicians know the problem, and it’s not the voter By Oluwole Crowther A bill jointly sponsored by Tajudeen Abbas,

read more Nigeria’s politicians know the problem, and it’s not the voter

The National Judicial Council (NJC) recently concluded its 108th meeting, signalling a renewed commitment to judicial discipline after years of

read more Can the NJC truly clean-up the house? Challenges facing Nigeria’s judicial watchdog

…As lending hits record N1.87trn Nigeria’s microfinance banks (MFBs), originally designed to support the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises

read more Microfinance banks trade off MSMEs in pursuit of returns

…Losses reach $345.9m Nigeria, Africa’s largest exporter of natural gas, flared 98.8 million standard cubic feet (scf) of natural gas

read more Nigeria’s Q1 gas flaring hits 5-year high despite outcry

Open Market Operations (OMO) bills have consistently traded at higher yield levels than Nigerian treasury bills (NTBs) despite their fundamental

read more OMO market yields outpace T-bills on limited participation

Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are facing trade abuse allegations from manufacturers who cite loopholes in regulatory oversight. FTZs were

read more Nigeria’s $200bn free zones face trade abuse allegations

In theory, Nigeria is a multi-party democracy. But in practice, it is a one-party state. Those ululating over the recent

read more One-party state: Political parties are just special purpose vehicles in Nigeria

In 1975, about five years after the bloody Nigerian civil war, the military government of Murtala Mohammed and Olusegun Obasanjo

read more Why Nigeria cannot be China: The flawed pursuit of a one-party system