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Markets
How Dangote can use NGX Invest to democratise Africa's largest IPO
The anticipated listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is shaping up to be the largest and most consequential capital market transaction in African history.
Iheanyi Nwachukwu | Jun 23, 2026
Economy
How five Nigerian families are closing widening income gap
From Uber driving and POS businesses to online tutoring and home-based catering, households are building new income streams to bridge the widening gap between wages and living costs.
Oluwatobi Ojabello | Jun 23, 2026
Markets
Stock deals skyrocket 131% to N7.89trn as domestic, foreign appetite explodes
A powerful combination of local confidence and returning international capital has sent the Nigerian equities market into hyperdrive.
Iheanyi Nwachukwu | Jun 22, 2026
Markets
Nigeria stocks shed N8.24trn as investors pull profit
Nigerian stocks have shed about N8.24 trillion in value since the start of June as investors locked in gains following months of strong rallies, triggering a long-anticipated market correction.
Iheanyi Nwachukwu | Jun 22, 2026
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Explainer: How your top 5 assets fit into Nigeria’s new tax brackets
Returns from investment assets in Nigeria are subject to varying tax treatments, depending on the nature of the instrument and the type of income generated....
Chioma Nwangwu | Feb 12, 2026
Nigeria to tax 80% informal workforce using presumptive taxes
A larger percentage of the Nigerian workforce is currently operating without a single financial record. To reach them, authorities are deploying a controversial tool: the Presumptive Tax....
Ayomide Odunlami | Feb 05, 2026
Five tax rules shaping 2026 business filings
Filing season for 2026 will come with more scrutiny and expectations from tax authorities.
Nigeria’s tax law delivers early pay gains for workers
Nigeria’s new tax law is already translating into higher take-home pay for several formal sector workers, with January salaries reflecting reduced Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) deductions, according to early payroll data and human resource managers....
Ayomide Odunlami | Jan 29, 2026
Tax reforms in 2026: More govt revenue or more pain for citizens?
As Nigeria prepares for the first year of implementation of its tax reforms, questions are emerging over whether the new framework will increase public revenue without adding pressure on households and businesses amid a weak economic environment....
Chioma Nwangwu | Dec 29, 2025
EDITOR’S PICKS
Economy
Africa sees world's fastest growth in ultra-rich as financing costs ease, currencies strengthen
Africa recorded the world's fastest growth in ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) last year, as lower financing costs, stronger currencies, and rising investment in critical minerals and digital infrastructure boosted wealth creation across the cont...
Bunmi Bailey | Jun 25, 2026
Security
State police bill passage raises fresh questions over funding, oversight, others 
The Senate on Wednesday passed a landmark constitutional amendment bill establishing state police services across Nigeria, a major step towards decentralising policing and addressing the country's growing security challenges....
Saawua Terzungwe, Tope Omogbolagun & Ojochenemi Onje | Jun 25, 2026
Markets
Five major reasons why SEC halted Dangote IPO promotion
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently stepped in to halt marketing and promotional activities surrounding a planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE....
Iheanyi Nwachukwu | Jun 24, 2026
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Nigeria’s credit invisibility problem
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NGX’s tiered pricing tweak is a step towards maturity
BusinessDay | Jun 22, 2026
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From potential to progress: Why Nigeria must fix the systems that convert resources into results
BusinessDay | Jun 19, 2026
WHO IS THINKING FOR NIGERIA
The electricity system Nigeria needs is not the one it keeps trying to build
Every Nigerian power conversation returns to the same unfinished promise of more megawatts, stronger transmission, universal metering, cost-reflective tariffs and better-performing distribution companies. These remain necessary priorities....
Oyinkan Teriba | Jun 24, 2026
Today’s Nigeria must tame its obsession with technocrats and restore honour to technicians
One of the most consequential policy failures in Nigeria's development journey has been the steady neglect of technical and vocational education. How does a country with millions of unemployed and underemployed young people continue to face shortages of s...
Edem Dorothy Ossai | Jun 23, 2026
Nigeria’s economic crisis may be fueling a silent mental health emergency
Inflation, rising housing costs, unemployment, insecurity and declining purchasing power have become defining features of everyday life in Nigeria. Much of the public conversation around these challenges focuses on economic indicators, government reforms
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INSIGHTS
Economy
Nigeria's recapitalisation puzzle: More capital, less credit
Oluwatobi Ojabello | Jun 24, 2026
Technology
The new passport (Part 1): Who gets access to intelligence?
Hani Okoroafor | Jun 23, 2026
Technology
Why bank payment spin-offs could trigger Africa's next fintech deal wave
Royal Ibeh and Chinwe Michael | Jun 23, 2026
Energy
How the US-Iran deal reshapes oil markets, inflation, and global energy strategy.
Muhammed Akanji | Jun 23, 2026
OPINION
The gap between what Nigerian business owners believe about AI and what they have actually done with it
Olufemi Kazeem Oluoje
June 12: The ritualisation of a sham democracy in Nigeria
Olu Fasan
Justice Lifu on rampage? Insecurity and the search for spirit of ECOMOG
Zebulon Agomuo
Conversations you’re not meant to hear
Udo Maryanne Okonjo
CAREERS & MOBILITY
Visa ban halts Nigerian students' American dream
Managing the generational gap at work using artificial intelligence (AI) 
Canada PR: Misrepresenting marital status for PR advantage is a grave breach
How Nigerian immigrants can secure a job in Canada in 3 months
Bridging the gap between education and employment in Nigeria
Potential may not always be packaged and polished
INTERVIEWS

How we survived the naira fall and sustained growth in the past decade — Tinubu

Primero Transport Services Limited is one of the operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos State, with about 500 buses operating within the Ikorodu to TBS corridor.... Osa Victor and Wasiu Alli

How Nigeria can curb food inflation and restore purchasing power – World Bank

Wasiu Alli and Cynthia Egboboh
Bullet acquisition sets Champion Breweries on fast track to export-led growth
Lolade Akinmurele
Localised solutions: How Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu’s ColdHubs turns food waste into rural wealth
Stephen Onyekwelu
How NIMC is transforming governance through digital identity – Coker-Odusote, DG/CEO NIMC
John Osadolor, Bashir Ibrahim Hassan, Onyinye Nwachukwu, Anthony Ailemen and Ladi Patrick-Okwoli
‘Africa’s wealth must work for Africa’- Hott
Lolade Akinmurele
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