In Nigeria’s bustling informal economy, payments rarely come with clarity, receipts, or even definitions. Across markets and transport hubs, traders and workers navigate a complex web of compulsory levies that are collected routinely but scarcely explained.
SPECIAL REPORT: Cash Crunch, Exorbitant POS Charges in the Face of ATM Shortages
By Economic Confidential Crew
The banking system in Nigeria has undergone significant transformations since the 1990s. Gone are the days of tedious paperwork and long queues that usually snaked from the bank's...
SPECIAL REPORT: Sickle Cell Awareness- A Public Health Imperative for Nigeria
By Hadiza Yusuf Ahmad
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects the blood. In people with SCD, the red blood cells, which normally look like round disks, become shaped like a crescent...
Shambolic Local Elections: Are Governors Setting 'Standard' for Tinubu's 2027 Re-Election Strategy? By Yushau A. Shuaib
It’s shocking and laughable that ruling parties, which barely secured victories in gubernatorial elections, are now winning local government council elections by landslides.
In some states, even parties that had...
Palliatives Distribution: A Culture FG Must Stop
By Obamodi Oluwadamilola Faith
A nation cannot thrive on “donations” alone. As Nigeria confronts yet another economic downturn, the government's response has been the distribution of palliatives to its citizens—a move that dilutes the original intent of palliatives as...
Contrary to federal lawmakers' allegation that the Ministry of Health misappropriated $300 million in antimalarial funds, an international agency is behind the attempt to frustrate the use of the money for the project in Nigeria.
