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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...
Economy
Between cynicism and progress: Rethinking Nigeria’s national conversation
Nigeria’s public conversation has become increasingly unforgiving, often collapsing complex realities into crude moral absolutes. One week, a leader is applauded for securing major investments abroad...
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Economy
Five Go-Local industries Africa’s largest economy must bet on in 2026
By 2026, Nigeria’s most credible growth story will not be built on oil, policy slogans or speculative capital. It will be built on the disciplined scaling of industries where local demand, global markets and structural reform already intersect....
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Security
Nigeria’s expanding security crisis and the economic costs beneath it
Nigeria’s security crisis is no longer a collection of isolated flashpoints. It is evolving into a nationwide economic risk with clear implications for growth, inflation, investment, and fiscal stability....
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Finance
Unlocking financial visibility: How alternative data can transform access to finance for grassroots women
As lenders in Nigeria increasingly use alternative data to assess creditworthiness, the meaning of financial access for underserved segments remains contested. Despite rising formal inclusion, now estimated at 74 per cent by EFInA, about 29 million adults...
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Markets
Nigerian equities market soars: A historic rally and the road ahead
igeria’s equity market closed 2025 with a performance that few would have confidently predicted two years earlier. The NGX delivered a year-to-date return of just over 50 percent, its strongest showing in five years and among the best-performing markets o...
Editor | Jan 29, 2026
Energy
Oil, institutions and the long road to prosperity
Few natural resources have carried such promise, and delivered such disappointment, as crude oil. For a small group of countries, oil revenues became a launchpad for prosperity, industrialisation, and long-term stability. ...
Editor | Jan 28, 2026
Technology
Why Bosun Tijani's 90-day penalty deadline could reshape Nigeria's digital economy
On January 8, Bosun Tijani, the minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to implement automatic penalties on operators for network failures, with full enforcement required within 90 d...
Editor | Jan 28, 2026
Energy
Carbon Markets: Nigeria’s pathway to net zero
Carbon isn’t just a liability; it’s also an asset. Here’s how Nigeria can monetise its carbon potential responsibly....
Editor | Jan 28, 2026
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