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Learning under siege: The fiscal paradox of Nigeria’s safe schools initiative
Nigeria’s Safe Schools Initiative captures a painful contradiction between fiscal ambition and lived insecurity. Despite a N144.77 billion (2023–2026) federal commitment to secure learning spaces, classrooms remain under siege. In May 2026, gunmen abducte...
Markets
Banks lead trillion-naira stocks as telecoms, cement giants dominate NGX
Nigeria’s trillion-naira stocks are multiplying and tightening their grip on the market. Twenty-five companies out of the 148 listed firms on the Nigerian Exchange Limited now account for N111.11 trillion in value, led by banks, telecoms, and cement giant...
Editor | Feb 23, 2026
Economy
Beyond the numbers: What Nigeria’s GDP rebasing really means for MSMEs and the economy
Earlier this year, Nigeria quietly carried out one of the most important economic exercises in over a decade: the rebasing of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). On the surface, it may appear to be a technical statistical update, the kind that excites econo...
Editor | Feb 23, 2026
Technology
Data privacy compromised as users barter data for access in the digital marketplace
On any given day in Nigeria, millions of people click “I agree” without reading the fine print, post location-tagged photos to social media, sign into conferences with their email addresses and transfer funds across blockchain wallets — rarely pausing to ...
Editor | Feb 19, 2026
Economy
Nigeria’s next billion-dollar opportunity lies in its mountains, not its oilfields
In 2024, South Africa generated roughly $1.5 billion from adventure tourism, according to South African Tourism. The segment is built not on minerals or financial services, but on mountains, wildlife reserves, hiking circuits, and carefully regulated outd...
Editor | Feb 19, 2026
Markets
Reading the signals: What the 2025 capital markets survey is really telling us
The recently released UUBO Capital Markets 2025 Highlights survey offers more than a snapshot of investor sentiment; it provides a structured lens into how market participants are interpreting Nigeria’s evolving macroeconomic environment....
Editor | Feb 19, 2026
Energy
 President Tinubu’s executive order: A game changer for Nigeria’s oil revenue management
In a significant move that aims to reshape Nigeria's oil and gas revenue management, President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order that redirects oil and gas revenues directly to the Federation Account, bypassing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp...
Editor | Feb 19, 2026
Politics
The future of Federal Character and the Quota System in Nigeria in the age of artificial intelligence
Nigeria’s Federal Character principle, rooted firmly in the 1999 Constitution (as amended), was crafted as a kind of safety valve for a nation wrestling with deep divisions. The thinking behind it....
Editor | Feb 19, 2026
Advertising
Businesses strained under ARCON's vetting regime as unapproved ads flood online
Nine months after the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) introduced additional vetting processes to curb the use of online adverts for scams, questions are arising about whether the policy is achieving its intended aim....
Editor | Feb 19, 2026
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