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12 AUG 2022Why are regulators struggling to approve the Seplat-Mobil deal?
The uncertainty from the minister of petroleum (Buhari) and regulators aren’t favouring Nigeria’s unattractive upstream sector.
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11 AUG 202225/24: What do Nigerian governors see as the way forward for the country?
The people with the best chance of implementing solutions to the Nigerian economy’s problems might be diagnosing the problems wrongly.
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10 AUG 2022Are Nigerians better off with a pension plan?
Nigerians struggle to see the benefit of their dwindling pensions.
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09 AUG 2022Will higher interest rates encourage Nigerians to save more?
With the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) raised to 14%, savings as opposed to spending excess income should be more attractive.
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08 AUG 2022Should Nigerian banks be worried about decentralised finance?
A look at how the DeFi revolution will affect Nigeria's banks through the lens of lending.
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05 AUG 2022What happens if Nigeria doesn't stop borrowing?
It’s time to consider options for Nigeria if it cannot repay its loans.
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04 AUG 2022How can NNPC Limited succeed?
Inefficient business practices and weak corporate governance plagued the old NNPC, will the new one fare better?
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03 AUG 2022Buhari's scorecard: a closer look at the power sector
A scorecard on Buhari's campaign promises for power infrastructure.
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02 AUG 2022Can the CBN’s interest rate hike improve investor confidence?
How the efficacy of interest rates and resultant monetary policy success is threatened.
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01 AUG 2022Why is the CBN struggling to defend the naira?
Nigeria's approach to fixing its currency's value hasn't solved the naira's crisis and has received much international criticism.
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29 JUL 2022What's next for Nigeria's looming debt crisis?
Going by the current estimates, Nigeria’s liquidity is drying up fast.
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28 JUL 2022How today’s bad decisions are harming the next generation
The government and the public have a role to play in ensuring that our decisions today don’t worsen the future.
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27 JUL 2022Why does the federal government struggle to meet its revenue targets?
Nigeria’s budget determines how the lives of over 200 million people will fare for at least 365 days, so how do projections get so wrong?
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26 JUL 2022Should Africa be worried about slower VC funding?
With an 82% growth in year-on-year funding for H1 2022 African startups seem to be bucking the trend of global funding winter.
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25 JUL 202210 shocking charts about the Nigerian economy
Prominent data points on economic sectors from government revenue to electricity.
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22 JUL 2022Why is government borrowing a problem for Nigerians?
The federal government now spends more than it earns on debt servicing. Total debt service is over 120% from January to April 2022.