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- 1 Dec 2025
Nigeria’s "Era of Renewed Stability" and the Truths the CBN Chooses to Overlook
By Blaise Udunze At the Annual Bankers’ Dinner, when the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, recently stated that Nigeria had "turned a decisive corner," his remark aimed to convey…
- 17 Nov 2025
Is Nigeria Economically Broke? Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Largest Economy
By Blaise Udunze Is Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, economically broke? It is a question no patriotic citizen wants to confront, yet one that confronts every Nigerian daily at the fuel pump, the…
- 8 Oct 2025
Nigeria Seeks to Raise $2.8Bn Including its First International Sukuk
Federal government plans to raise $2.8 billion in fresh funding as part of efforts to diversify its borrowing instruments and attract capital from global Islamic finance markets. President Bola…
- 21 Nov 2024
Senate Approves New $2.2Bn External Borrowing for Nigeria
The Senate has approved the new external borrowing plan request of $2.2 billion presented for consideration by President Bola Tinubu. The approval followed the adoption of the report of the Senate…
- 8 Sept 2017
FG Kicks-off Pre-offer Road Show for N100Bn Sukuk Bond
The Debt Management Office has commenced a national road show in Lagos in preparation for the issuance of the much awaited N100bn non-interest bearing Sukuk bond. The DMO, in a statement issued on in…
- 3 Oct 2023
Nigeria Missed Launching Satellite during Buhari’s Administration- NASRDA
Dr Halilu Shaba, director general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on has said that Nigeria missed launching a satellite during Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency due to…
- 25 Jan 2017
Africa Finance Corporation Issues US$150m Maiden Sukuk
Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading Pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has issued its maiden Sukuk, the highest-rated ever Sukuk issuance from an African…
- 29 Dec 2025
Nigeria’s N58.18trn Budget and Rising Cost of Deficit Governance
By Blaise Udunze When President Bola Tinubu presented the N58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, unbeknownst to some, it opened with a contradiction that should unsettle…
- 9 Nov 2015
SEC, DMO Move to Collaborate to Boost Domestic Bond Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Debt Management Office (DMO) have agreed to work in synergy for the growth and development of Nigeria’s financial system, particularly, the…
- 6 Apr 2017
Jaiz Bank MD Says NPL within Tolerable Limits
As the incidences of Non-Performing Loan (NPL) continue to dog bank’s in Nigeria, Jaiz bank plc Wednesday disclosed that its exposure to NPLs in the short to medium term was within tolerable limits.…
- 14 Nov 2025
SEC Partners FMBN Partner on Non-Interest Mortgage Framework
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have announced a strategic collaboration to develop a robust Non-Interest Mortgage (NIM) ecosystem. This…
- 12 Nov 2025
Taxing, Borrowing the Future Without Building: What Has Nigeria’s Fiscal Authority Done for the Real Sector?
By Blaise Udunze In today’s Nigeria, one uncomfortable truth has become glaring that the fiscal authority collects, but it does not build. It borrows, but it does not produce. It taxes, but it does…