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Briefings on the Margin
All that glitters is state property
Accra has decided that large-scale mining companies must hand over 30 per cent of their gold production from July. The State-owned Gold Board will pay for these doré gold bars in local cedis, kindly offering a tiny discount of less than one per cent again...
YSoT
When the state falters: Violence, knowledge, neglect, and the cost of denial
This week at the Yaba School of Thought (YSOT), our contributors examined Nigeria from different angles but arrived at a shared, unsettling conclusion: the Nigerian state is not merely under strain; it is steadily relinquishing its most basic responsibili...
Editor | Dec 23, 2025
Briefings on the Margin
Pain in the country hidden by the Niger
Briefings on the Margin cuts through the chatter to let you know which Nigeria and Africa-related market tremors and policy shifts matter....
Editor | Dec 23, 2025
Hek
Diageo’s phased exit from Africa: A capper for the continent's beer voyage
Diageo recently sold 65 per cent of its stake in East African Breweries (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi for $2.3 billion in a move that analysts have described as the climax of a silent flight from Africa’s beer markets...
Editor | Dec 22, 2025
Hek
Nigeria’s Pension Paradox: Foreign Restrictions Block Contributors From Bumper Dollar Returns
Nigeria’s landmark 2004 pension reforms had a mandate as clear as it is undisputable - induce long-term savings, invest the savings prudently and protect retirees from the biting effects of inflation and policy risk....
Editor | Dec 15, 2025
Tipping Point
Africa's Sleeping Giant: Why Nigerian Exchange Should Lead the Continent’s Capital Market
African economics is a theatre where a country that supplies the greatest number of the continent’s people and is the sixth most populated in the world should be leading its capital market. Nigeria boasts a consumer market that dwarfs its rivals, but its ...
Editor | Dec 12, 2025
Briefings on the Margin
Of preventable market fires, explosions and sinking vessels
Briefings on the Margin cuts through the chatter to let you know which Nigeria and Africa-related market tremors and policy shifts matter. Lean back, grab your favourite caffeinated brew; let’s breeze through the business and policy stories that are shapi...
Editor | Dec 12, 2025
Hek
Seplat Energy: From Acquisition to Earnings Powerhouse
Seplat Energy’s transition from a local onshore operator to a diversified, integrated energy producer is a tale told by acquisitions in a strategic pursuit that has doubled its production and kindled growth in a juicy space....
Editor | Dec 08, 2025
YSoT
From Crisis to Capacity: Reclaiming Nigeria’s Agency
Every week, Nigerians wake to headlines that feel less like news and more like echoes of a country straining under its own contradictions. Parents clutch their children tighter at school gates while armed bandits roam highways; citizens watch as police of...
Editor | Dec 06, 2025
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