Nigeria’s banking shake-up faces a harsh reality
“With interest rates near 30 percent and the CRR immobilising half of bank deposits, recapitalisation is akin to asking banks...
- Friday, June 05, 2026
BusinessDay
“With interest rates near 30 percent and the CRR immobilising half of bank deposits, recapitalisation is akin to asking banks...
At a time when Nigerian households are struggling under the burden of high energy costs, the irony is difficult to...
Despite its strategic size, historical leadership, and early advocacy for continental integration, Nigeria’s trade with other African nations continues to...
Nigeria’s foreign exchange landscape received a welcome boost on August 19, 2025, as the nation’s external reserves surged to a...
Nigeria’s government insists that tough economic reforms are the bitter medicine the country needs. Yet, for ordinary Nigerians, these reforms...
Nigeria’s land governance remains a formidable barrier to inclusive growth. Outdated tenure laws and opaque titling systems have locked away...
On March 22, 2024, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a consortium of global lenders injected $1.25 billion into Indorama...
Nigeria’s housing crisis remains a stubborn reality; despite numerous policy interventions, our mortgage industry remains underdeveloped. As of early 2025,...
On this matter, a public analyst put it bluntly: “The public sector is now charging the private sector’s money.” That...
Nigeria likes to boast that “we don’t carry last.” But when it comes to life expectancy, we are not just...