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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...
Hek
Dangote refinery: A ballast or recourse?
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote is doubling down on his refinery's role as Nigeria's energy bastion. Heightening Middle East tensions sparked a 26 per cent swell in Brent crude price above $84 a barrel in early March 2026. ...
Editor | Mar 10, 2026
Hek
FirstRand eyes Nigeria inroad in a thrust for continental banking dominance
Africa’s largest financial services group by market value has revealed its plan to test its might in the continent’s fiercest and most dynamic banking arena. FirstRand Ltd already has a foothold through Rand Merchant Bank, its investment banking division ...
Editor | Mar 09, 2026
Hek
Nigeria’s equity rally: Cement and oil lead the charge against liquidity lull
The Nigerian equities market has been marked by a characteristic resilience in 2026. The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed last week with its fourth positive session out of five, thrusting the All-Share Index (ASI) higher by another 2.2 per cent to settle at...
Editor | Mar 09, 2026
YSoT
Reclaiming Agency: Knowledge, Power, and Nigeria’s Place in a Changing World
This week’s essays examine Nigeria through the lens of agency, who defines the country’s intellectual foundations, who participates in the digital economy, who shapes political participation, how fiscal decisions are made, and ultimately who determines Ni...
Editor | Mar 06, 2026
Hek
GTCO faces new test in Kenya as regulatory hurdles test African expansion resolve
Nigeria's banking giant Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) has encountered a new regulatory holdup in its East African unit following a slamming of KSh 33.18 million ($257,000) fine on Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya.  Kenya's Competition Authority (CAK) dec...
Editor | Mar 04, 2026
Tipping Point
Nigeria's capital conundrum: Escaping poverty with Asia development lessons
Nigeria has been severally described as a giant, but its government has strangely modest ambitions as the country is mired in a cycle of underdevelopment that defies its potential....
Editor | Mar 04, 2026
Tipping Point
Tinubu’s great pipeline gamble means more cash for states in an opaque federalism
Over the years, oil has been both the lifeblood and hex in the complex cosmos of Nigerian public finance...
Editor | Feb 25, 2026
Hek
Ella Lakes' Nigerian agribusiness bet is still aflame despite funding glitch
The Nigerian agribusiness field is inherently fertile but obviously fickle. Here, Ellah Lakes Plc is demonstrating that not even a remarkable funding glitch can uproot its ambitions as the NGX-listed firm sticks to its bet that the strategic appeal of its...
Editor | Feb 23, 2026
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