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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...
MacroFiscal Risk Africa
Copper, courts, contracts and the promises and perils of Zambia’s August election
For a long time, Zambia has occupied a rare, enviable niche in African politics as a reliable laboratory for the peaceful transition of power. ...
Editor | Jun 15, 2026
YSoT
The Broken Ledger: Power, Accountability, and the Search for Functional Systems
…Thought-provoking voices on solutions to Nigeria's developmental challenges! Yaba School of Thought Weekly Digest (Monday - Friday; June 08 –12, 2026)...
Editor | Jun 12, 2026
Hek
Anatomy of Nigeria’s two-lane economy: The winners, the losers, and the policy test ahead
Nigeria's headline numbers have rarely looked better. Growth held at over 3.9 percent in 2025 on the back of services, fintech, oil output recovery and modest FX reforms....
Editor | Jun 09, 2026
Hek
Nigeria’s GTCO is the bank that gains most when it lends least
Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) habours a bank of silent riddles. Nigeria's most admired bank closed 2025 with N1.23 trillion pre-tax earnings, a near-new cost-to-income ratio of 27.9 per cent, and a capital adequacy ratio of 43.8 per cent. ...
Editor | Jun 09, 2026
Hek
Hot money mirage hides cold realities as Lagos dances to a carry trade tune
On first inspection, the number looks like a vindication. Nigeria’s capital importation surged 84 per cent year-on-year to U$10.37 billion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q12026), according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). For an administration t...
Editor | Jun 09, 2026
YSOT
Systems of Participation Without Control: The Fragmented State of National Power
…Thought-provoking voices on solutions to Nigeria's developmental challenges!...
Editor | Jun 05, 2026
MacroFiscal Risk Africa
South Africa’s regulatory certainty deficit is testing the patience of foreign capital
South Africa offers a paradox that emerging-market analysts have become used to, awash with credible institutions but nonetheless striving so hard to make itself unwelcoming to the capital it desperately needs....
Editor | Jun 04, 2026
Hek
Nigeria insurance naira threshold and the fragile cover
Nigeria's insurers have long been the awkward guests at Africa’sfinancial services table. They are always present, but rarely significant. ...
Editor | Jun 02, 2026
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