Finance & Economy
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Naicom’s recap game ends: now comes the real test of capital quality
The 12-month sprint to meet new capital floors is over. But for Nigeria’s insurance industry, the actual race is only…
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Selective, not scared: how analysts are playing the market in august
The bull run is not dead. It’s just gotten picky. For much of 2026, investors could make money by simply…
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CBN 2025 Annual Report: Reform Wins on the Surface, Balance Sheet Truths Lurk Beneath
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s 2025 Annual Report reads like a redemption note. After years of reporting gaps and heterodox…
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Ecobank Chose Safety Over Growth. Shareholders Paid For It.
Banking is maturity transformation. You borrow short from depositors and lend long to borrowers. It is profitable, but invariably risky.…
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A Taxman at the Helm: Can Oyedele’s VAT Push Rescue or Strangle the Real Sector?Interpretive | July 26, 2026
The inauguration on July 25 of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the VAT Modification Order 2026 by the Honourable Minister of…
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Selective, Not Bearish: Analysts Go Company-Picking as Valuations BiteMarket.
Nigeria’s equities market is entering the last week of July 2026 in a mood that is less about panic and…
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FCMB: A Bank Hunted By its Past
. FCMB Group Plc ,without any doubt , is hunted by its past . It started 2026 with its strongest…
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FCMB : A Shareholder Nightmare
.In business, the real risk is not failing. It is refusing to think differently while the world moves on. Banks…
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Election Money: The Boom We See, and the Bargain We Don’t
Every election season in Nigeria feels like the economy suddenly wakes up. Buses are chartered, hotels are fully booked, printers…
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Beyond the Hidden GDP: Behaviour, Incentives and the Political Economy of Election Spending – A Rejoinder
In this rejoinder to Dr Suleyman A. Ndanusa’s essay, “The Economy of National Elections: The Hidden GDP”, Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi extends…
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