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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...
Companies
BUA Cement, Presco top Nigeria’s Q1 profitability rankings
Across Nigeria’s biggest firms, BUA Cement and Presco Plc have emerged as the most profitable, leading the pack in net profit margin performance for the first quarter of 2026, new data has shown....
Editor | May 07, 2026
Companies
Nigeria’s biggest firms pay record N2.3trn in income taxes
In 2025, Nigeria's 30 biggest firms collectively paid N2.32 trillion in income taxes, reflecting an 86 percent increase from the N1.14 trillion remitted in 2024....
Editor | May 07, 2026
Economy
When borrowing becomes a test of state capacity
Nigeria’s debt conversation is often framed too emotionally and too crudely, as though borrowing is automatically reckless and fiscal restraint is automatically virtuous...
Editor | May 07, 2026
Markets
Smart money turns from chasing yield to locking returns
The trade looks obvious. It isn’t....
Editor | May 07, 2026
Economy
Corporate Nigeria at risk: Weak internal controls driving multi-million naira fraud
Fifty-two billion, two hundred and sixty million naira vanished from Nigerian banks last year alone. ...
Editor | May 06, 2026
Economy
CBN: Naira’s future remains bright despite Middle East crisis
With Brent crude trading above $105 per barrel—higher than Nigeria’s 2026 federal budget benchmark of $64.85—the price rally would largely bolster the country’s fiscal revenues, foreign exchange reserves and promote naira stability....
Editor | May 06, 2026
Agriculture
Nigeria’s cassava dominance fails to yield export gains
Nigeria is the world’s largest cassava producer, but that scale has yet to translate into a meaningful export position....
Editor | May 06, 2026
Agriculture
Ecuador’s $8.4bn shrimp success holds diversification lessons for Nigeria
Nigeria and Ecuador are developing and emerging economies within their respective regions – West Africa and South America. Both economies are heavily dependent on proceeds from crude oil exports and possess a strong agricultural focus, which is crucial fo...
Editor | May 06, 2026
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