For several kilometres, massive trailers laden with agricultural produce, building materials, and industrial goods dominated the highways.

‎MPC: Assessing the Early Impact of Cardoso’s Reforms ‎ ‎By Kabir Abdulsalam ‎ ‎Public debate around Nigeria’s economic reforms has largely focused on the immediate costs: higher interest rates, tighter credit conditions, and the adjustment pains associated with major policy changes. ‎ ‎Yet beneath the headlines, a different story is...

At the centre of this conversation is the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the institution tasked with maintaining financial stability while encouraging innovation in one of Africa's most dynamic digital economies.

It is against this backdrop that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled the Nigeria Payments System Vision (PSV) 2028.

I read with keen interest The Nation editorial of June 9, 2026, titled "Non-Performing Loans: Return of the Old Delinquency?" The editorial rightly raises concerns about the growing volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) within Nigeria's banking sector and the potential implications for financial stability. It is an important warning that deserves serious attention from regulators, financial institutions, businesses, and policymakers alike.

That experience brought home a troubling reality: kidnapping in Nigeria is no longer merely a security challenge. It has become a thriving criminal industry, one that extracts enormous wealth from households, cripples economic productivity, devastates communities and leaves deep psychological scars on its victims.