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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...
Markets
Six ways the market wins from NGX expanded trading window
The recent decision by the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to expand its trading window – effective Monday, April 27, 2026 – marks a pivotal transition for the nation’s capital market....
Editor | Apr 21, 2026
Technology
Banking, fintech, and fraud: Can Nigeria’s digital payments outpace security risks?
In order to ensure the safety of our fintech platforms in Nigeria, we need to “Align digital payment innovation with proactive security investment:...
Editor | Apr 17, 2026
Economy
Why Nigeria's next growth story will be written by governors, not Abuja
There is a quiet but consequential shift underway in Nigerian economic governance, and it has nothing to do with the presidency. For the better part of a decade, the country's reform narrative has been scripted in Abuja — devaluation decisions, subsidy re...
Editor | Apr 16, 2026
Leadership
ESG capital at scale: Positioning African businesses for a $40 trillion shift
There was a time when ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) was dismissed as a "nice-to-have". That time has passed. Today, ESG is shaping global capital allocation at a scale too significant for any serious business leader to ignore....
Editor | Apr 15, 2026
Markets
Oil shock revives commodity rally as  investors pivot to real assets
The world's most important oil shipping lane has been effectively shut. Following military action in the Middle East and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20 percent of global oil flows, ...
Editor | Apr 13, 2026
Economy
Why state capacity now matters more than tax rates in Nigeria’s revenue future
Lagos State’s decision to move its individual annual income tax return deadline from March 31 to April 14, 2026 has drawn attention not because filing is unusual, but because the extension was explicit, public and tied to a clearly digital compliance push...
Editor | Apr 13, 2026
Economy
Crisis and opportunity: How Iran’s war shapes Nigeria’s economy
The Nigerian economy has long been tied to the fortunes of oil. With crude oil revenue accounting for more than 70% of export earnings, it remains the backbone of government revenue and a key driver of foreign reserves. Oil windfalls have historically shi...
Editor | Apr 13, 2026
Energy
Africa oil and gas exporters and the global energy shock
The global energy shock as a result of the conflict in the Middle East has led to oil and gas supply constraints and increased oil prices, which have triggered inflationary pressures and far-reaching fiscal and balance of payment downsides for many countr...
Editor | Apr 13, 2026
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