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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
How Nigeria’s manufacturers are eating the fruit of inflation
In 2025, Nigeria’s manufacturers are reaping the fruits of inflation. Profits are swelling, not because factories are producing more, but because they’re charging more....
Editor | Nov 10, 2025
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Data shows 33 Nigerian states cannot survive without FAAC
Nigeria’s state finances are sliding toward a structural crisis hidden beneath record federal transfers. A review of BudgIT’s State of States 2024 dataset shows that only a handful of sub-nationals could remain functional if allocations from the Federatio...
Editor | Nov 07, 2025
economy
Nigeria's ₦3 trillion gamble: When risk-takers shun investment
A nation betting against itself: Nigeria’s dangerous preference for gambling over investment threatens any hope of economic transformation....
Editor | Nov 06, 2025
economy
Nigeria's informal economy: The fragile foundation of a $1 trillion ambition
In the bustling markets of Alaba, the roadside workshops of Nnewi, and countless micro-stalls across Nigeria's 36 states, a vast economic engine hums beneath the radar of official statistics....
Editor | Oct 30, 2025
aviation
Why Nigerian air passengers pay higher fares than regional peers
Nigerian air passengers are facing some of the highest fares in Africa, burdened by multiple taxes, fees, and levies imposed by government agencies and regulators....
Editor | Oct 29, 2025
health
States spend average of N3,483 per person on healthcare in 2024 - BudgIT
Nigerian states are falling short of meeting the healthcare needs of their citizens, spending an average of N3,483 per person on health in 2024, according to a new report by civic tech organisation BudgIT....
Editor | Oct 28, 2025
economy
Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu top 2025 state capital spending ranking
Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, and Enugu have emerged as leading states prioritising long-term capital investments over operating expenses, according to the BudgIt 2025 States on States report....
Editor | Oct 28, 2025
economy
Anambra, Lagos, Kwara top five best-performing states in Nigeria – BudgiT
Anambra State has emerged as the best-performing state in Nigeria, displacing Rivers from the top spot in the latest fiscal performance ranking of the 35 states, according to the 2025 edition of the State of States Report by BudgIT....
Editor | Oct 28, 2025
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