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30 SEP 2022Pound getting pounded: What can Nigeria learn from the UK?
The UK’s story highlights how markets respond to irresponsible fiscal policies. A path Nigeria’s current government has been going down.
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29 SEP 2022Why Nigeria's population should matter to its next President
Population matters for economic growth, public service provision, winning or losing elections, etc., but what's Nigeria's population growth strategy?
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28 SEP 2022How can Nigeria’s federal government improve its spending?
High personnel costs, duplicated projects and poor spending choices are three areas that have consistently bloated the federal government's spending.
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27 SEP 2022How should Nigeria remove its fuel subsidy?
Indonesia’s 2003 and 2005 subsidy removal attempts provide lessons for Nigeria on subsidy reform.
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26 SEP 2022Should we be worried about Kuda bank's financial performance?
Kuda bank is aggressively focused on growth. But this is coming at the expense of profitability.
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23 SEP 2022What can India teach Nigeria about growing an economy?
India's technology ecosystem, conglomerates and government investment have driven its achievement in becoming the fifth largest economy in the world.
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22 SEP 2022Is Nigeria’s capital expenditure meaningful?
Capex helps to improve Nigeria’s infrastructure. But the federal government is spending less on capital projects today than in 2011.
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21 SEP 2022What is President Buhari’s economic legacy?
Nigeria's finance has been surgically decimated—a feat so impressive it is destined as a case study in Ivy league macroeconomics courses.
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20 SEP 2022What are the risks of oil price caps?
The G7 wants an oil price cap on Russia, similar to how Nigeria controls its petrol price. But price controls are never free from market failures.
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19 SEP 2022Why do Nigerian companies find foreign exchanges attractive?
There is a growing wave of Nigerian companies deserting the Nigerian exchange (NGX) to go list on foreign stock exchanges.
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16 SEP 2022Can student loans solve ASUU's funding problem?
Should Nigerian students have access to loans to fund their education?
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15 SEP 2022Is Britain to blame for Nigeria's failures?
The state of Nigeria, after Britain.
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14 SEP 2022Will sukuk bonds improve Nigeria’s road infrastructure?
Sukuk bonds ensure better accountability for capital projects and a competitive alternative to conventional financial funding in Nigeria.
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13 SEP 2022How much oil does Nigeria lose?
Oil revenue losses from metering errors, theft and production shut-ins aggravate Nigeria’s record low oil production.
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12 SEP 2022Why is the CBN struggling to manage inflation?
From credibility to predictability, we look into factors that make it easier to control inflation rates.
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09 SEP 2022Why won't more companies access the stock market for funding?
Raising capital from anywhere ultimately boils down to what businesses think is best to stimulate growth.