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Nigeria has emerged as the top hunger hotspot in 2026, with nearly 32 million people facing acute food insecurity, as

read more Nigeria tops global hunger hotspots in 2026 as aid cuts deepen crisis – Report

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, said Nigeria needs to move beyond macroeconomic stabilisation and focus squarely on

read more From stability to growth: Okonjo-Iweala rallies FG on jobs, investment

Nigeria recorded a significant N11.92 trillion equities transactions in year 2025, its highest levels since 2007. This level of equities

read more Nigeria’s N11.92trn equities deal in 2025 highest in nearly two decades 

There is a kind of fatalism in our public conversation nowadays. It resurfaces in group discussions, on panels; you hear

read more Nigeria’s breakup chant is lazy cop-out: Unity demands daring wise leadership

…CBN  directs lenders to cut fraud response time  Bank fraud has recorded its first slump since 2021, with the number

read more Bank fraud slumps first time since 2021 as BVN, NIN pay off

…Recapitalisation, profit pressure, foreign exits reshape continental banking As global lenders retreat from Africa, some of Nigeria’s biggest banks have

read more Nigeria’s big banks tighten grip on African expansion as global lenders retreat

U.S. aid tied to corporate interests could undermine local manufacturing, technology transfer, and long-term economic sovereignty in Nigeria. Nigeria has

read more America first, Nigerian industry last? The economic stakes of the new $5 billion Nigeria-U.S. health MoU

“The one who builds a canoe without a paddle will blame the river for moving too fast.” — African proverb

read more Innovation without infrastructure: The Nigerian business paradox

In December 1823, US President James Monroe articulated what would become one of the most enduring pillars of American foreign

read more The Monroe Doctrine, the Donroe Rebirth, and the global return of power politics

Nigeria’s removal of fuel subsidies in late May 2023 and the shift toward a more market-reflective foreign exchange regime have

read more How the end of subsidies has created a new political economy in Nigeria