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Economy
Pruning the lenders at the edge of Nigeria's economy
What the CBN's withdrawal of 46 microfinance bank licences says about financial inclusion, depositor trust and the next phase of Nigerian financial-sector reform...
economy
BudgIT’s State of the States Report: Understanding Enugu’s miracle of 'five loaves and two fish'
While discussing Enugu State's emergence as the likeliest state to survive outside of the receipts from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, Arise News ace presenter and social activist, Rufai Oseni, described it as “The Enugu Miracle.” One ...
Editor | Nov 17, 2025
Insights
The ascent to scale: Navigating Africa's series A, B and C funding rounds
In the grand theatre of venture capital, the journey from Series A to C represents less a smooth incline than a gauntlet of increasingly demanding tests. Each funding round is a different contract with different metrics...
Editor | Nov 17, 2025
wealth creation
Esusu isn’t wealth creation: From circulation to ownership: How to move beyond a poverty merry-go-round
In Dubai recently, a young Kenyan woman told me how her grandmother and mother relied on their version of Esusu to pay school fees, stock their shops, and weather hard seasons....
Editor | Nov 13, 2025
asset recovery
Tracing lost, hidden or stolen assets: A guide to evidence gathering and financial investigation
The journey to the recovery of hidden, lost or stolen assets is arduous, often crossing multiple jurisdictions and involving complex financial schemes, designed to obscure the paper trail. ...
Editor | Nov 13, 2025
unemployment
The 4.3% fiction: Why Nigeria's unemployment numbers hide more than they reveal
When the National Bureau of Statistics announced that Nigeria's unemployment rate had fallen to 4.3% in the second quarter of 2024—down from 5.3% in Q1—the government could be forgiven a moment of self-congratulation. ...
Editor | Nov 13, 2025
economy
Africa's low-interest rate outliers: What Morocco and others teach Nigeria
For much of 2024 and into 2025, the global monetary story was one of restrictive policy rates battling stubborn inflation....
Editor | Nov 13, 2025
economy
Nigeria's premium risk: Why we borrow expensively
In the debt markets, perception can be as damaging as reality. Nigeria, despite being Africa's largest economy by GDP, continues to borrow at a steep premium compared to its peers. ...
Editor | Nov 12, 2025
economy
Wealth Illusion: Why so many high-earning women stay broke
Some years ago, a woman told me how her friends took her shopping for Asoebi. They said it was “the latest”....
Editor | Nov 12, 2025
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