Finance & Economy
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FG Draws a Line on New Taxes as IMF Advice Meets Political Reality
The Federal Government’s quick dismissal of fresh fuel and telecom taxes this week shows how far fiscal policy has shifted…
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Nigeria’s Capital Markets Test Depth With N1.54 Trillion on Offer
Nigeria’s financial markets opened the week of June 17, 2026 with a crowded issuance calendar that puts both sovereign borrowing…
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Nigeria’s Debt Record Controversy : 2015-2023 Borrowed$32.6bn; Tinubu Borrowed $9.4bn From 2023 till date
The debt debate in Nigeria has been loud, political, and mostly wrong on the facts. One claim took hold early…
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UBA: The Pan-African Giant That Lives in Zenith and GTCO’s Shadow
UBA is tier-1 by decree, not by dominance. It has the branches, the balance sheet, the 20-country passport, and the…
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GTCO vs Zenith: The Cold War for Nigeria’s Banking Crown
Nigerian banking has only one real rivalry that matters. Not Access vs UBA. Not the tier-2 scrappers. Zenith vs GTCO.…
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Stanbic IBTC: The Tier-2 That Trades Like a Tier-1 Darling
Stanbic IBTC doesn’t just lead tier-2 banks in strategy. It embarrasses them on the NGX. In a market that prices…
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Providus-Unity Merger: Supreme Court Clears the Law, But the Market Will Judge the Balance Sheet
The Supreme Court has declared the Providus-Unity Bank merger legal, final, and irreversible, closing the book on months of courtroom…
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Stanbic IBTC: The Tier-2 That Trades Like a Tier-1 Darling, But With Tier-1 Problems
Stanbic IBTC doesn’t just lead tier-2 banks in strategy. It embarrasses them on the NGX. In a market that prices…
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Is There a Better Option to Tinubunomics?
Is There a Better Option to Tinubunomics? The question facing Nigeria is not whether Tinubunomics has been painful. The data…
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FG Ramps Up Treasury Bills Offer to N4.8 Trillion as June Auctions Drain Liquidity, Signaling Heavier Short-Term Debt Appetite
The Debt Management Office has raised its Nigerian Treasury Bills issuance programme for the second quarter of 2026 by N850…
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