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CBN’s Rate Cut: A Lifeline or Just a Whisper for Nigerian Families and Small Businesses?

September 24, 20250100

By Baise Udunze. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting recently, announced a modest cut in the Mo

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FG’s N330bn Poverty Payment Claim: Is It Fact or Fiction?

September 21, 2025079

By Blaise Udunze. When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor N

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CBN Eyes Rate Cut: What Lower Borrowing Costs Could Mean for SMEs, Households

September 20, 20250107

By Blaise Udunze. As the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on Monday, anticipation is running high. For the first

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Empty Pots Don’t Lie: Hunger, Not Statistics, Is Nigeria’s True Inflation Figure

September 17, 20250105

By Blaise Udunze. Nigeria today sits at a troubling crossroads where official statistics clash with the bitter truth of daily survival. Each month,

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Paradox of Profitability: Nigeria’s Banks, Bogus Earnings, and Recapitalisation Dilemma – By Blaise Udunze

September 1, 20250126

Nigeria’s economy has been buffeted by storms in recent years with currency volatility, galloping inflation, surging interest rates, and dwindling con

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President Tinubu Urges Quality Culture to Boost Nigeria’s Economic Growth

March 6, 20250190

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged Nigeria's organized private sector to demand quality products and services from the public sector, and vice

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Revolutionising Taxation: How New Reform Bill Reduces Cost for SMEs – By Collins Osagie Omokaro

December 12, 20240196

*Introduction The Nigerian government has recently introduced a new tax reform bill aimed at revolutionising the taxation system in the country.

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Nigeria’s Nationwide Protests: FiBOP Emphasizes Need for Law Enforcement to Shield Economic Assets and Genuine Protesters

August 3, 20240328

The Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) has urged law enforcement agencies to protect Nigeria's economic assets and genuine protesters amid

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