Nigeria Records N13trn Fixed Income, Currencies Deals     Nigerian fixed-income and currencies markets recorded transactions valued at N13.03 trillion in January 2021 with foreign exchange (forex) accounting for N3.26 trillion. A report by FMDQ Group at the weekend showed that total foreign exchange (forex) market turnover in...

In Five Years, Nigeria Recorded N4.9trn Investment Inflows       The Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said Nigeria’s annual investment inflows averaged $13 billion (about N4.940 trillion) in the last five years. Speaking at the ongoing Nigeria Finance Online on Wednesday, the Head of NIPC’s Strategic Communications,...

OPEC Cautions Nigeria, Others Over Crude Oil Production       The Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has said OPEC and its allies need to remain disciplined with their production to ensure full oil price recovery as the global economy continues to rebound from...

Big Data, Entertainment and the Digital Economy In Nigeria By Inyene Ibanga     Economic and social activities are always generating vast quantities of data daily. The constant generation of data through social media, business applications, and telecoms has resulted in the creation of enormous volumes of information. The...

School Abductions: Is Nigeria Wasting A Generation? By Alli-Bob Cinwon       Growing up in Nigeria, the phrase, “Leaders of tomorrow” has always been a recurring one from childhood days to early adulthood. For me, has always been a term that comes with mixed feelings, particularly giving me...

Undue Enrichment of Aliko Dangote at the Expense of Nigeria By Edward Ejike Okpa       For disclosure, I offer the following comments based on my understanding of public finance, economic development, public policy, currency stabilization, anti-trust and monopoly. I have no qualms how rich Aliko Dangote is or...