Growth vs. Stability: The Difficult Trade-offs of MPC’s 2025 Decisions, by Kabir Abdulsalam   If monetary policy were a balancing act, 2025 was the year the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) walked a particularly narrow rope. On one...

Tax Reforms: Between Necessity and Controversy; Distortion and Misinformation, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba ‎ ‎As Nigeria ushers in 2026, the controversy surrounding the implementation of sweeping tax reforms has become one of the most consequential public policy debates of this political...

Retreating, Reconnecting and Rejuvenating: Unforgettable Moments in Kano, by Nafisat Bello   At the Image Merchant Promotion Limited (IMPR), it has become an annual ritual for all members of staff to converge on the PRNigeria Centre in Kano for weeklong activities...

FG Sells N100bn 2018 SUKUK Bond, Clamps Down on Funding The federal government has completed the payment of the N100bn SUKUK bond it subscribed to in 2018. A statement by Professor of Islamic Law of Banking and Finance, University of Ilorin,...

Tax Reforms Cause Stir as Shipping Lines Plan to Raise Prices   There appears to be palpable tension among freight forwarding practitioners in the nation’s maritime sector over the tax implementation that kicked off on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Some agents explained...

Bank Loans to Manufacturers Drops by N2.17trn    Manufacturers have sharply reduced their exposu re to bank loans in the past year, repaying an estimated N2.17tn as high interest rates and rising operating costs weigh on the sector. Figures from the Central...