On 1 January 2026, Nigeria crossed a fiscal threshold that successive administrations had approached but rarely dared to step over. With the simultaneous commencement of four far-reaching statutes – the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, the Nigeria Tax Administration...

Anambra, Enugu, Kano, Jigawa, Abia, and Taraba states have topped education spending this year as they commit significant resources to learning, aligning with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s benchmark for pu...

Nigeria is bracing itself for a significant monetary policy pivot in 2026, with analysts at CardinalStone forecasting a 300 to 400 basis point (bps) cut in interest rates, given moderating inflation and a stabilising naira....

The global economic order is undergoing a profound reset. Supply chains are fragmenting, geopolitical risks are being repriced, and nations are increasingly prioritising resilience, self-sufficiency, and strategic autonomy over the old orthodoxy of hyper-...

This article is a follow-up on one from three weeks ago titled, “The Decade of Gas Initiative: A Review,” and is the second of a handful of articles I will be doing on the gas sector, which is crucial as Nigeria’s chosen transition energy and for Nigeria’...

As Nigeria looks toward 2026, the economy finds itself at a defining crossroads. Recent projections from the Central Bank of Nigeria suggest growth approaching 4.5 percent, inflation easing toward the low teens, and a more stable foreign exchange environm...

Nigeria's data centre capacity is set to surge from roughly 70 MW today to over 400 MW by 2030. Global players are piling in. The 2Africa subsea cable now forms a 45,000 km ring around Africa with a design capacity of up to 180 terabits per second. ...

The idea behind Go Local has always been intuitively attractive. Produce at home. Buy what you make. Keep value within national borders. Create jobs. Reduce import dependence. In a country as populous and entrepreneurial as Nigeria, the logic feels unassa...