Unveiling the Real Beneficiaries of CBN’s Recapitalisation Exercise, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   Widely hailed as a landmark achievement, the banking recapitalisation exercise has captured the attention of policymakers, investors, and financial observers alike. Trillions of naira have been raised, capital thresholds have been successfully met,...

Insecurity, Power Outages Top Concerns for Businesses - CBN Businesses across Nigeria identified inadequate electricity supply and insecurity as their most pressing operational challenges in March 2026, despite maintaining a broadly positive outlook on the economy, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey released by...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to recapitalise and restructure development finance institutions (DFIs) to address a widening funding gap for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

When the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the successful completion of its latest banking recapitalisation exercise, the headline number was hard to ignore: ₦4.65 trillion raised by Nigerian banks ahead of the March 31, 2026 deadline.

Nigerian Banks are Ready for a Trillion-dollar Economy, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   Nigeria has entered a new era in its financial history. The recent banking recapitalisation exercise, completed by March 31, 2026, marks one of the most ambitious financial reforms in decades, positioning the country’s...

The Windfall is Real, So is the Vulnerability By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim Working in government means living simultaneously with two realities that the public debate tends to treat separately as the conversation regarding the impact of the US-Iran War continues. The first is fiscal: Nigeria’s 2026...