Under the leadership of Olayemi Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria launched an ambitious recapitalization program designed to fortify the banking sector against global shocks and domestic volatility.

History has an audacious way of repeating itself, often because actors fail to learn from previous events or because the universe intends to teach entirely new lessons.

‎The announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria that it has received responsibly sourced gold refined to the Good Delivery standards of the London Bullion Market Association into Nigeria’s foreign reserves may appear like a routine financial update. In reality, it represents a strategic shift in how the country is positioning its financial safety net in a volatile global economy.

‎In recent times, the conversation around poverty reduction in Nigeria has intensified. While the President has repeatedly urged state governors to take decisive steps to tackle poverty, the real test lies not in the rhetoric but in the visible transformation of citizens’ lives.

The projected N900 billion tax contribution by the Dangote Group in 2025 has generated excitement within federal circles not merely because of the size of the figure, but because of what it represents: a structural shift in Nigeria’s fiscal culture. When a conglomerate founded by Aliko Dangote contributes close to a trillion naira in taxes in a single year, it signals that something deeper is happening beneath the surface of Nigeria’s public finance architecture.

Modernising Nigeria’s Tax Administration: A New Era Under Zacch Adedeji By Arabinrin Aderonke January 2026 marked a defining moment in Nigeria’s fiscal history. With the official commencement of the (NRS), the nation signaled not just a change in name from the (FIRS), but the beginning of...