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Fidson founder’s paper loss highlights rights issue digestion
Rights issues have a way of humbling even the most celebrated founders. Fidelis Ayebae's Fidson Healthcare closed its N21 billion rights issue 117 percent oversubscribed in early 2026, pulling in N24.65 billion in valid applications against N21 billion on...
Briefings on the Margin
In the grand theatre of global commerce, ships power the world
Let us applaud the grand theatre of global commerce. Therein, nations barter their abundance for their scarcities, and the oceans serve as the stage for the unfolding drama of enterprise. The invisible scaffolding holding up the stage is the colossal vess...
Editor | Nov 12, 2025
Tipping Point
The Ghost in the Machine: Edo’s $250 Million Investment Mirage Breaks Trust
The world of emerging-market investments is mostly labyrinthine, with phantoms often posing as treasures. And so it was that when Governor Monday Okpebholo announced on September 25th that his administration had sealed a $250 million investment deal from ...
Editor | Nov 12, 2025
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NNPC's Dangote U-turn: A stake in Africa's self-sufficient refining future
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently disclosed that it wants to return to its original 20 per cent equity portion in the $20 billion Dangote refinery, Africa's largest. ...
Editor | Nov 10, 2025
YSoT
Fixing the Foundations of the Nigerian State
This week at the Yaba School of Thought, the titles alone charted the anatomy of Nigeria’s recurring dysfunction, not a crisis of talent or resources, but of systems stripped of coherence and leadership stripped of strategy....
Editor | Nov 08, 2025
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Access Holdings: A Costly Empire Looms in the Lagos
Nigeria’s Access Corporation is a classic tale of ambition running ahead of immediate returns. Over the years, the banking giant has stitched together a straggly empire across continents as it pursued a strategy of ruthless expansion.  With the grand visi...
Editor | Nov 03, 2025
YSoT
Rebuilding the Public Good: From Failing Systems to Private Triumphs
…Thought-provoking voices on solutions to Nigeria's developmental challenges! ...
Editor | Nov 01, 2025
Briefings on the Margin
Nigeria's Silent ISO Revolution
Briefings on the Margin cuts through the chatter to let you know which Nigeria and Africa-related market tremors and policy shifts matter. Lean back, grab your favourite caffeinated brew; let’s breeze through the business and policy stories that are shapi...
Editor | Oct 31, 2025
Tipping Point
Exist From the Global Crime List: Nigeria Out of the Shadows, But Not in the Clear
The global probe had gone on for two years, and it had been elevated. Understandably, there were sighs of relief across Lagos and Abuja when the Paris-based global ombudsman on dirty money, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), revealed that Nigeria wou...
Editor | Oct 29, 2025
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