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Suspension of 15% Fuel Import Duty: A Holistic Step Toward Economic Relief and Market Stability in Nigeria

November 14, 20250100

By Blaise Udunze. In a welcome display of policy sensitivity and economic rationality, the Federal Government has suspended the planned 15 percent

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Nigeria’s Fiscal Crisis: Taxing and Borrowing Without Building — What is the Impact on the Real Sector?

November 12, 2025098

By Blaise Udunze In today’s Nigeria, one uncomfortable truth has become glaring that the fiscal authority collects, but it does not build. It borro

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CBN’s $1Trillion Mirage: Why Nigeria’s Real Sector Holds the Missing Key

November 10, 2025089

By Blaise Udunze. When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently declared that the country was on course to becoming a $1 trillion economy through

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Nigerian Banks’ N1.96Trn Black Hole: Who Took the Loans, Who Defaulted, and Why the Real Economy Suffers

November 7, 20250122

By Blaise Udunze. Nigeria’s banking sector has entered a season of reckoning. Eight of the nation’s biggest banks have collectively booked N1.96 tr

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Banks Cash Out, Economy Loses Out: How Nigerian Banks’ N5.05Trn Government Securities Boom is Stifling Real Growth

November 5, 2025097

By Blaise Udunze. In a year when Nigeria’s economy continues to groan under the weight of inflation, unemployment, and weak purchasing power, the b

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Tinubu’s 15% Fuel Duty: Taxing Pain in a Broken Economy

November 2, 20250134

By Blaise Udunze. When a nation is bleeding economically, with inflation at historic highs and citizens gasping for survival, one expects governmen

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Nigerian Banks and the Culture of Concealment: How Financial Results Are Being Cooked to Hide Losses

October 31, 20250112

By Blaise Udunze. In Nigeria’s banking industry, profit has become more a press release than a performance. Every results season, the same storylin

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Erosion of Trust: How Hidden Charges and Downtime Are Undermining Nigerian Banks

October 27, 2025093

By Blaise Udunze. In a society where trust is the lifeblood of finance, Nigeria’s banking sector seems to be bleeding credibility at an alarming ra

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Recapitalisation Reality Check: Uncovering the Truth Behind Nigeria’s Banking Boom

October 25, 20250102

By Blaise Udunze. When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new round of bank recapitalisation in March 2024, many expected the leading ba

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Nigeria’s Economic Crossroads: Revitalising Domestic Production for Sustainable Growth

October 24, 20250237

By Barnabas Esiet . Economic experts and analysts have identified internal contradictions, conflicting policies, and a bias against domestic produc

Suspension of 15% Fuel Import Duty: A Holistic Step Toward Economic Relief and Market Stability in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Fiscal Crisis: Taxing and Borrowing Without Building — What is the Impact on the Real Sector?

CBN’s $1Trillion Mirage: Why Nigeria’s Real Sector Holds the Missing Key

Nigerian Banks’ N1.96Trn Black Hole: Who Took the Loans, Who Defaulted, and Why the Real Economy Suffers

Banks Cash Out, Economy Loses Out: How Nigerian Banks’ N5.05Trn Government Securities Boom is Stifling Real Growth

Tinubu’s 15% Fuel Duty: Taxing Pain in a Broken Economy

Nigerian Banks and the Culture of Concealment: How Financial Results Are Being Cooked to Hide Losses

Erosion of Trust: How Hidden Charges and Downtime Are Undermining Nigerian Banks

Recapitalisation Reality Check: Uncovering the Truth Behind Nigeria’s Banking Boom

Nigeria’s Economic Crossroads: Revitalising Domestic Production for Sustainable Growth

Comptroller Godwin Otunla: A Man with the Midas Touch

After the Capital Rush: Who Really Wins Nigeria’s Bank Recapitalisation?

Dangote Refinery Launches Hotline to Report Fuel Price Violations

Comptroller Godwin Otunla: A Man with the Midas Touch

After the Capital Rush: Who Really Wins Nigeria’s Bank Recapitalisation?

Dangote Refinery Launches Hotline to Report Fuel Price Violations

The Unfortunate Alteration of the Nigerian Tax Administration Act: Let us Thread with Care!

Dangote, Monopoly Power, and Political Economy of Failure in Nigeria

Preventing Financial Crimes Amid Mounting Insecurity: Why Following the Money is Now a Survival Imperative

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