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EXPLAINER: How CBN’s New Policy on Dormant Accounts Affects Nigerians

The CBN’s decision is not yet perfect. Questions remain about how banks will handle disclosures and whether enhanced due diligence will be applied fairly but the scales have tipped in favour of customer.

Enough Is Enough: After Bashar Sani’s Death, the North Must Finally Confront Its Own Monsters, by Yushau A. Shuaib

The heartbreaking murder of Malam Bashar Sani, a senior administrator at the College of Education, Maru, is yet another grim reminder of the tragedy consuming Northern Nigeria.

From Concept to Consolidation, the Making of a Modern Pro-Masses Tax System, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

‎By the time President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assented to the four landmark tax reform bills on June 26, 2025, Nigeria had already travelled a long and, at times, politically charged road.

ANALYSIS: How the CBN is Reclaiming Monetary Sovereignty, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

In a world of fragile emerging markets and volatile capital flows, credibility is currency. And under Governor Olayemi Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rebuilt Nigeria’s most important economic asset, trust.

That Recapitalization Gamble that Secured Nigeria’s Financial Future, by Umar Farouk Bala

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.

ANALYSIS: The US‑Israel–Iran War and Nigeria’s Forgotten Lessons, by Lawal Dahiru Mamman

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.