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Why Nigeria’s population boom is fueling data centre gold rush
Nigeria’s rapidly growing population is emerging as one of the strongest drivers of investment in the country’s data centre industry, as global and local investors position themselves for what could become one of the world’s largest digital economies over...
Economy
Collateral damage: how the Middle East war is deepening Nigeria's transport and food crises
The war in the Middle East may be geographically distant, but its economic consequences are now embedded in the daily realities of Nigerians. Ruth Tene Natsa looks into its impact on everyday Nigerians as they navigate the unstable and irregular oil price...
Editor | Apr 06, 2026
Technology
Crypto shakeout deepens as dozens of blockchain projects shut down
The global cryptocurrency sector is entering another major reset, with more than 20 blockchain projects already shutting down or winding down operations in the first three months of 2026, as falling liquidity, rising costs and changing market trends squee...
Editor | Apr 01, 2026
Energy
Nigeria cannot decarbonise in darkness
Nigeria’s climate crisis is often framed as an emissions problem....
Editor | Mar 31, 2026
Energy
Nigeria's solar boom hits cost wall as China ends export subsidies
Nigeria’s fast-growing solar power sector is facing a new constraint as China moves to dismantle the export subsidies that once made renewable hardware historically cheap....
Editor | Mar 31, 2026
Economy
ARCON fines businesses N1m for unapproved online ads
Nigeria's advert regulator, the Advertising and Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has commenced the enforcement of vetting for advertisements in the digital space, slamming fines on several online businesses for exposing adverts without securing the n...
Editor | Mar 26, 2026
Agriculture
Low quality seeds, high interest rates drain harvests  
Nigeria’s yield per hectare continues to drag as financially strapped farmers lack access to adequate, secure, and timely supply of quality seeds and seedlings, worsening the country’s food insecurity challenges....
Editor | Mar 26, 2026
Economy
Africa exports raw wealth, imports global shocks
Sub-Saharan Africa’s wealth is rooted in raw materials, but exporting them unprocessed leaves countries exposed to forces beyond their control....
Editor | Mar 24, 2026
Technology
Nigeria’s N28trn pension funds miss Africa’s data center boom
Africa’s fast-growing pension industry, led by Nigeria’s N28.04 trillion pension assets as of January 2026, is largely sitting on the sidelines even as demand for digital infrastructure rises sharply across the continent....
Editor | Mar 24, 2026
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