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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...
Health
The hidden economics of medical tourism: Why Nigeria is losing value, and how It can reclaim it
Medical tourism is often reduced to images of patients flying abroad in search of better hospitals or specialised doctors. That framing misses the bigger economic picture. At its core, medical tourism is a trade in services, a generator of foreign exchang...
Editor | Feb 03, 2026
Tax
When society disables: Lessons for Nigeria from Britain’s uncomfortable judgement
The British court ruling that severe hair loss in women may, in law, constitute a disability has unsettled more than tax lawyers and social commentators. It has raised a fault line in contemporary legal thought – one that runs between material impairment ...
Editor | Feb 03, 2026
Politics
Elections without competition? Inside Nigeria’s quiet democratic squeeze
As Nigeria gravitates toward the 2027 general election, there are mounting signs that competitive democracy- once a hallmark of the Fourth Republic- is quietly losing its edge. Civil society observers warn that party pluralism is under strain, with opposi...
Editor | Feb 02, 2026
Economy
Nigeria’s economy at a turning point: Stability, growth, and the challenge of inclusive prosperity
For much of the past decade, Nigeria’s foreign exchange market was the economy’s most visible fault line. Multiple exchange rates and administrative allocations created distortions and discouraged investment, contributing to periodic shortages of dollars ...
Editor | Feb 02, 2026
Economy
Nigeria’s growth upgrade is welcome, but turning it into jobs is the real test
When the World Bank raised Nigeria’s 2026 growth projection to 4.4 percent, it offered something the country has been short of in recent years: cautious optimism backed by data...
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Tax
Beyond revenue: How Nigeria’s new tax laws could put more money in citizens’ pockets
Nigeria’s new tax reforms are emerging as one of the most ambitious attempts in decades to reset the relationship between the state, citizens, businesses and investors, while laying the foundation for sustainable growth and shared prosperity....
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Markets
These five high-yield bank stocks are good for your 2026 portfolio
The Nigerian banking sector is positioned for continued outperformance through 2026....
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Sports, Football
Arsenal’s title challenge looks nervy, but the data still puts them in front
Arsenal’s pursuit of a first Premier League title since 2004 has reached the stage where emotion and evidence begin to diverge....
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
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