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Customs-NDLEA: Quietly Resetting Nigeria’s Drug War Strategy, by Abdulsalam Mahmud

Customs-NDLEA: Quietly Resetting Nigeria’s Drug War Strategy, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   There are...

Specifically, the chronic underdevelopment of the local government system, a tier that should be the nerve centre of citizen reality but has instead been reduced to a ceremonial appendage.

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Customs-NDLEA: Quietly Resetting Nigeria’s Drug War Strategy, by Abdulsalam Mahmud

Customs-NDLEA: Quietly Resetting Nigeria’s Drug War Strategy, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   There are shifts in governance that do not announce themselves loudly. They happen in meeting rooms, in firm conversations, and in decisions that quietly redraw how institutions work together. What played out recently between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and...
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CBN and the Strategic Messaging Behind Nigeria’s Forex Reform, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

That was the dilemma facing the Central Bank of Nigeria at the height of the foreign exchange crisis: how to sustain difficult reforms in an environment defined by volatility, speculation, and public anxiety.
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Nigeria’s Economic Progress and the Reality Citizens Cannot Feel, by Ifeanyi Favour Ogochukwu

There is a growing tension in Nigeria’s political space—one that is no longer whispered in private conversations but voiced openly in markets, offices, and homes.
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Consensus Fraud: When Governors Usurp the Voter’s Mandate, by Yushau A. Shuaib

Consensus Fraud: When Governors Usurp the Voter’s Mandate, by Yushau A. Shuaib   A single word has quietly colonised Nigeria’s pre-election...
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CBN and the Story of Nigeria Written in Money, Crisis and Reinvention, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

Few institutions in Nigeria carry as much influence over daily life as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Its decisions affect inflation, exchange rates, lending costs, savings, jobs, investment flows, and the broader confidence investors place in the country.
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Naira Repricing and the Hard Truth Behind Tinubu’s Fiscal Reforms, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

By any serious reading of Nigeria’s current economic condition, one reform under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stands out as the clearest indicator of where the country is headed: the restructuring of the foreign exchange market led by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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The IMF Model and Nigeria’s Agricultural Decline, by Abubakar Tahir, mni

The IMF Model and Nigeria’s Agricultural Decline, by Abubakar Tahir, mni   Nigeria’s economy has long been influenced by external prescriptions from...
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FEC Okays $2.99bn for Three Major Rail Projects in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna

FEC Okays $2.99bn for Three Major Rail Projects in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna   The federal executive council (FEC) has approved contracts...
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Money Market Liquidity Drops to N5.8trn

Money Market Liquidity Drops to N5.8trn   The Nigerian money market maintained a steady posture mid-week as the banking system’s massive...
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NNPC Completes OB3 Pipeline Crossing River Niger

NNPC Completes OB3 Pipeline Crossing River Niger   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has completed the long-anticipated River Niger...
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Tinubu Reshuffles Power Sector, Names New Minister and Adviser

Tinubu Reshuffles Power Sector, Names New Minister and Adviser   After months of blackouts, President Bola Tinubu has begun a fresh...
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NGX Market Cap Jumps by N3.2trn Amid Bullish Trading 

NGX Market Cap Jumps by N3.2trn Amid Bullish Trading    Investors gained N3.26tn at the close of trading on Thursday as...
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Airlines Record N150bn Loss in Two Months, Operations Strained 

Airlines Record N150bn Loss in Two Months, Operations Strained    Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have raised alarm over losing N150bn...
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