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Analysis
Nigeria’s recovery costs more than a meal, experts warn
In Lagos, two pieces of pomo now sell for N500, turkey for N8,500 a kilo, and fares for a typical commute have doubled since last year......
Aviation
African airlines flock to Nigeria on single market
African airlines are flocking to Nigeria to leverage opportunities offered by the game changer, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)....
Editor | Apr 18, 2025
Companies and Market
Low margins, liquidity crunch put Nigeria’s downstream oil sector under pressure
The financial health of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector is coming under fresh scrutiny. Despite robust revenue growth across leading players, weak profit margins, rising debt levels...
Editor | Apr 17, 2025
Inflation
Nigeria’s Inflation Nightmare: Why Prices Keep Spiraling Out of Control
Nigeria’s inflation crisis shows no signs of abating in 2025. Fresh data reveals that year-on-year headline inflation climbed to 24.23% in March, up from 23.18% in February and 24.48% in January. ...
Editor | Apr 17, 2025
Education
Parents spend N33.6m per child as education turns luxury
In a country where more than half of the population lives on less than $2 a day, families are spending an average of N33.6 million ($21,000) to educate just one child from primary school to a university degree....
Editor | Apr 17, 2025
Energy
Inside Kano’s N14bn power plant that hasn't switched on in a decade
Ten years after its ground-breaking ceremony, the Independent Power Plant (IPP) in Kano State—designed as a strategic intervention to address chronic power shortages—has yet to deliver a single kilowatt to the grid. ...
Editor | Apr 16, 2025
Markets
Investment Act opens window for digital asset market boom
Nigeria’s new Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 has created a regulatory framework for digital assets, positioning Africa’s most populous nation to leverage on a fast-growing segment of global capital markets...
Editor | Apr 16, 2025
Inflation
Nigeria's food inflation mocks $10 plate analogy
When a special adviser to the Nigerian president, Tope Fasua, said that a plate of food in the United States may cost you about $10, and just $1 can give you a decent meal in Nigeria...
Editor | Apr 15, 2025
Inflation
Analysts see likely inflation drop paving way for monetary easing
Nigeria’s inflation is expected to drop for the third straight month paving way for an easing cycle after policymakers raised rates to anchor prices in 2024....
Editor | Apr 15, 2025
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