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Re: 30% Processing of Export Raw Materials, By Hanniel Sebatie Noboh

Re: 30% Processing of Export Raw Materials By Hanniel Sebatie Noboh On the morning of July 30, Vanguard newspaper published an editorial titled “30% Processing of Export Raw Materials”, offering its perspective on the recently passed Senate bill mandating that all raw materials exported from Nigeria...

Beyond Rebasing, The Nigerian Economy Has Changed, By ‘Tope Fasua

Beyond Rebasing, The Nigerian Economy Has Changed By ‘Tope Fasua Well, the world economy has changed in a remarkable manner. The advent of COVID-19 marked a radical shift to the dominance of the digital economy especially. In that era, the uber-rich grew even indeterminably richer, while...

From Farm to Foreign: Nigeria’s Economic Missteps, By Shamsudeen Ibrahim

From Farm to Foreign: Nigeria's Economic Missteps By Shamsudeen Ibrahim When former President Muhammadu Buhari and his late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, championed the mantra "We must eat what we produce," critics dismissed them as out of touch. The administration enforced border controls, restricted food...

Local Government Autonomy or New States: Which Way Nigeria?

At a time we all advocate for a cut in governance costs, what would creating new states mean for the economy?

When Naira and External Reserves Appreciate

Nigeria’s financial outlook opened the month of July with an encouraging sign as the naira recorded a slight appreciation against the United States dollar, accompanied by a modest but meaningful rise in the country’s external reserves.

Still on Central Bank’s Early Exit Package, by Lawal Dahiru Mamman 

There was rancor in the country when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in December 2024 prepared to retire up to 1,000 employees under the Early Exit Package (EEP) initiative, with over N50 billion allocated for severance payments. But in true, the recent strategic restructuring by the apex bank marks a significant turning point in the nation’s financial governance.