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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
Nigeria in 2026: Markets, money, and the search for durable growth
As we peep into what 2026 may hold for Africa’s largest economy, what stands out is not a dramatic break from recent trends, but a gradual reordering of priorities across markets, policy, and business strategy. ...
Editor | Jan 06, 2026
Markets
These deals pushed First Holdco shares to record high
First Bank of Nigeria (FirstBank), the commercial banking subsidiary of First Holdco Plc, has successfully met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) minimum capital requirement of N500 billion....
Editor | Jan 06, 2026
Markets
How 2025’s stock market rally lifted retirement savings
In 2025, Nigeria’s stock market delivered a historic rally, and pension funds capitalised even more....
Editor | Jan 06, 2026
Economy
Nigerian equities market soars: A historic rally and the road ahead
Nigeria’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 ...
Editor | Jan 05, 2026
Economy
Why trees are emerging as a billion-dollar asset class for investors
Global capital chasing sustainable agriculture is quietly circling Nigeria, not for traditional row crops but for agroforestry, a hybrid model that combines trees with crops and livestock and could unlock multiple high-value revenue streams that investors...
Editor | Jan 05, 2026
Economy
Best places to park your dollars this year
Nigeria’s local debt market is drawing renewed attention from foreign investors, not because of stronger growth prospects, but because of a wide yield gap that few markets currently offer, according to BusinessDay analysis....
Editor | Jan 05, 2026
Energy
Why festive demands keep knocking national grid offline
As Nigeria basked in the euphoria of the festive season, millions of homes and businesses were plunged not into light but into darkness, a familiar reminder of the country’s chronic power failures. Despite an installed grid capacity of over 13,000 megawat...
Editor | Jan 02, 2026
Economy
Big targets, hard realities: Nigeria’s industry, trade and investment journey in 2025
Nigeria’s industry, trade and investment sector recorded a mixed performance in 2025, as improved macroeconomic stability helped rebuild investor confidence and support business planning, while deep structural costs and longstanding bottlenecks limited pr...
Editor | Jan 02, 2026
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