Tariff sprees, digital upgrades, billion-dollar port promises, and Nigeria's return to international maritime diplomacy. 2025 was a year in which Nigeria's seaports were tested and shaped by more policy choices than cargo flow. ...

Africa’s private equity market lost further momentum in 2025, with total deal value falling for a third consecutive year to $6.85 billion in the first nine months—nearing Covid-19-era lows—as investors retreated amid global volatility, tighter financial c...

The year 2025 was a defining one for Nigeria’s health sector, marked by major challenges and notable policy shifts....

Investors are calling for urgent production subsidies to avert a worsening food-supply crisis in 2026 in the face of mounting farmers’ losses....

In Nigeria, few social rituals are as predictable as the wave of prophecies that accompanies each new year. From declarations about elections and economic fortunes to warnings of disasters, deaths and breakthroughs, prophetic pronouncements occupy a power...

When Nigerian drone startup, Terra Industries, outbid an Israeli consortium to secure a $1.2 million contract to protect hydropower facilities in June 2025, it appeared to signal a turning point for indigenous defence technology....

This article, which is a follow-up on last week’s, titled, “Behold, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): Lessons for Nigeria,” takes the position that Nigeria needs more hydropower dams, and, indeed, two or three mega or multiple-thousand megawatt ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Nigeria’s economic landscape is showing signs of cautious resurgence—but the story behind the numbers is uneven. Some sectors are quietly booming, others remain fragile, and a handful require strategic capital and serious policy ...