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Health
Nigerians pay 11 times more for antibiotics
A new report has revealed that Nigerians pay 11.5 times more than the international reference price for the cheapest generic medicines, including antibiotics, forcing many to skip crucial treatments.
Temitayo Ayetoto-Oladehinde & Godsgift Onyedinefu | Jan 17, 2025
Debt
Nigeria to burn $10bn subsidy savings on debt servicing
Nigeria will go full circle from borrowing to pay for petrol subsidies to using the savings from halting the costly practice to repay creditors in 2025.
Lolade Akinmurele | Jan 16, 2025
Stock Market
Brokers reveal top stock picks for 2025
Value-hunting investors in Nigeria’s stock market are expected this year to focus on fundamentally strong stocks, particularly in key sectors seen to be benefiting from economic recovery and policy support.
Iheanyi Nwachukwu | Jan 15, 2025
Inflation
Will Nigerians feel projected inflation drop in their pockets?
There has been a flurry of projections all pointing towards a decline in inflation this year but Nigerians are wondering if the slowdown will be a mere statistical decline or if it will lead to lower prices.
Oluwole Crowther | Jan 14, 2025
EDITOR’S PICKS
Food crisis
Farm input demand spikes on food price hike
Farm inputs dealers are smiling to the bank as increased food prices have pushed up demand for fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and seeds....
Josphine Okojie | Jan 16, 2025
Debt
Customers to lose banking lifeline over N160bn USSD debt
Millions of banking customers will lose access to the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) of nine banks after telecommunication firms stop supporting these codes because of a N160 billion debt....
Temitayo Jaiyeola | Jan 16, 2025
Consumer Insight
What to expect from consumer goods firms in 2025
The Nigerian consumer goods sector was confronted with significant challenges in 2024 which include heightened inflation, FX volatility, and declining consumer spending....
Folake Balogun | Jan 13, 2025
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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS
Examining the role of Bretton Woods Institutions in Nigeria’s economy
In the early 1980s, as Nigeria faced mounting economic pressures from falling oil prices and a rapidly devaluing currency, the country turned to international financial institutions for help. The Bretton Woods...
Muhammed Akanji & Fashola Olanrewaju | Nov 13, 2024
Voices of Dissent: Youth Activism and the Rising Tide of Forceful Regime Change
In August, as scorching days stretched into restless nights, young activists across Nigeria gathered for a ten-day protest that captivated the nation. The energy in the air was palpable, yet beneath it was...
Muhammed Akanji & Fashola Olanrewaju | Nov 06, 2024
Why Nigeria's tax reform bill could be a game changer for economy
Imagine a bustling market in the heart of Lagos, filled with blue-collar workers and traders of all scales—civil servants retiring home after a very long day, street vendors selling roasted..
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Energy
Inside details of the $6bn Mambilla Power dispute
In a saga that has left Nigeria’s energy sector grappling with uncertainty, the long-running legal dispute surrounding the $6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project continues to threaten
Oladehinde Oladipo | Jan 20, 2025
Oil & Gas
Is $80 oil here to stay?
As the world grapples with economic recovery and shifting energy dynamics, the price of crude oil has surged to new heights, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude hovering around the $80 per barrel mark.
Oladehinde Oladipo | Jan 20, 2025
Banks
Big banks boost liquid assets as cash reserves jump 120%
In a bid to have more liquid assets to pay off current liabilities, the biggest banks in Nigeria have collectively reported a 120.7 percent increase in total cash and cash equivalents in the nine months of 2024.
Chinwe Michael | Jan 16, 2025
Economy
Cocoa, coffee top best-performing commodities in 2024
In 2024, commodity prices were projected to soften by 3 percent. Further declines are expected in 2025 and 2026, with the World Bank projecting that commodities will hit their lowest level post-COVID in 2026.
David Olujinmi | Jan 16, 2025
OPINION
Nigeria's path to food sovereignty lies in agroecology and family farms
Opeyemi Elujulo and Tennyson Williams
Tinubu squandered 2024; sadly, the omens are not good for 2025!
Olu Fasan
Dele Farotimi: Afe Babalola should seek the truth, not vengeful retribution
Olu Fasan
Okonjo-Iweala, Kemi Badenoch: The duo whose great feats shame Nigeria!
Olu Fasan
SOCIAL LISTENING
Social Listening Friday 8 November 2024
Rivers of violence in Port Harcourt
Happy Independence 2024?
Banditry and oaths in the Zamfara debacle
Humour and paradox are responses to the latest fuel price hike
Distrust, cynicism, anger, and frustration over the management of fuel supply and price
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