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N328.5bn Billing: How Political Patronage Built Lagos’ Agbero Shadow Tax Empire

February 18, 20260157

By Blaise Udunze. Lagos prides itself as Africa’s commercial nerve centre. It markets innovation, fintech unicorns, rail lines, blue-water ferries,

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Is Nigeria Borrowing to Survive or to Build?

February 16, 20260128

By Blaise Udunze. Nigeria is no longer flirting with deficit financing. As a country, it is living with it, not occasionally but structurally, rout

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Billions in Nigeria’s Reserves, But Where is the Growth?

February 13, 20260165

By Blaise Udunze. The moment the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, recently announced that Nigeria’s foreign reserves

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Inside Nigeria’s Telecom Exploitation Crisis Draining Household Budgets

February 11, 20260278

By Blaise Udunze. For about a year now, millions of Nigerians relying on the internet to make a living have been groaning over the manipulation of

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CPPE Urges Caution on Compulsory Value-Addition Policy, Calls for Proper Sequencing

February 11, 20260230

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has cautioned against the premature enforcement of compulsory domestic value-addition polici

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What If the Problem Isn’t Just the Government?

February 7, 20260196

BY Blaise Udunze. Recent reports in the media space highlighting threats of “naked protests” by market women across several states if the federal g

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Why Nigeria Must Prioritize the Blue Economy Above All Other Sectors

February 1, 20260123

By Chika Chukwudi. At a time when Nigeria is urgently seeking sustainable pathways to economic stability, poverty reduction, and mass job creation,

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State Police and the Questions Nigeria Can No Longer Avoid

January 17, 20260218

By Tosin Osasona. Nigeria’s post-1999 democratic era has coincided with one of the gravest crises of state authority in the country’s history, with

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Why Nigeria’s New Tax Regime Will Fail Without Public Trust

January 13, 20260291

By Blaise Udunze. Millions of Nigerian citizens are watching with cautious anticipation as the federal government begins implementing its far-reach

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NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn Debt Write-Off and Test of Nigeria’s Fiscal Governance

January 7, 20260631

BY Blaise Udunze. When the Federal Government approved the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by the Nigerian

N328.5bn Billing: How Political Patronage Built Lagos’ Agbero Shadow Tax Empire

Is Nigeria Borrowing to Survive or to Build?

Billions in Nigeria’s Reserves, But Where is the Growth?

Inside Nigeria’s Telecom Exploitation Crisis Draining Household Budgets

CPPE Urges Caution on Compulsory Value-Addition Policy, Calls for Proper Sequencing

What If the Problem Isn’t Just the Government?

Why Nigeria Must Prioritize the Blue Economy Above All Other Sectors

State Police and the Questions Nigeria Can No Longer Avoid

Why Nigeria’s New Tax Regime Will Fail Without Public Trust

NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn Debt Write-Off and Test of Nigeria’s Fiscal Governance

Oando Revenue Rises 9% to ₦2.78trn as Production Grows 14%

Fidelity Bank Redeems $400m Eurobond, Reaffirms Commitment to Investors

FirstHoldCo Share Disposal Hits 5.2bn Units as Investor Demand Remains Strong

Oando Revenue Rises 9% to ₦2.78trn as Production Grows 14%

Fidelity Bank Redeems $400m Eurobond, Reaffirms Commitment to Investors

Power Sector Stakeholders, UNN Alumni to Honour Azura West Africa MD’s Mother in Igbo-Ukwu

Federal Executive Council Unifies Humanitarian Aid, Social Protection Under New Framework

Beyond the Dollar: How Naira and Yuan Could Rewrite Nigeria’s Trade with China

Ogundipe Urges Nigerian Activists to Shun Personal Biases in Human Rights Advocacy

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