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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...
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Shoprite Nigeria’s adventure and the tale of a giant that lost its way
Shoprite arrived Nigeria with fanfare, left Nigeria in silence, and took more than groceries with it. Nigeria had for long yearned for modern convenience...
Editor | Jun 02, 2026
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Nigerian banks pan-African calculus: Empire or earnings?
For over a decade, Nigeria’s Tier-1 lenders have crisscrossed the continent, planting corporate flags from Accra to Nairobi. Critics dismissed this pan-African expansion as expensive vanity projects and testamentary monuments to continental empire-buildin...
Editor | Jun 02, 2026
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Between Fragile Institutions and Enduring Survival: How Societies Rebuild Trust When Systems Fail
…Thought-provoking voices on solutions to Nigeria's developmental challenges!...
Editor | May 29, 2026
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Electric vehicle awakening: Can Nigeria turn a green commute into hard naira?
Nigeria’s electric vehicle (EV) market is beginning to look less like a climate experiment and more like a serious industrial opportunity. ...
Editor | May 26, 2026
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Nigeria’s insurance recapitalisation: From fragility to capital magnet
Nigeria’s insurance sector has long been christened as the sleepy cousin of Nigeria’s banking. Poor capitalisation of the sector had bred a culture of claim avoidance rather than risk absorption, leaving penetration below 1 per cent of GDP. ...
Editor | May 25, 2026
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The N800 billion question: Has Nigeria’s public purse become a campaign war chest?
Political financing in Nigeria has long resembled a black box.But when the governors of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress hold a secret night meeting in Abuja, the rest of the country should listen....
Editor | May 25, 2026
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From Potential to Permanence: Why Nigeria Struggles to Convert Possibility into Performance
…Thought-provoking voices on solutions to Nigeria's developmental challenges! Yaba School of Thought Weekly Digest (Monday - Friday; May 18 –22, 2026)...
Editor | May 22, 2026
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The Albertine paradox: Uganda’s oily gamble and the reality of an ambition
As Uganda edges towards first oil in late 2026 or 2027, the country stands at a crossroads familiar to many resource-rich developing nations. ...
Editor | May 21, 2026
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