Gold, Grit and Vision: How Cardoso is Pushing Nigeria’s Reserve Reawakening, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   In a time when confidence in economic governance often hangs by a thread, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent decision to diversify the country’s external reserves away from an overwhelming...

CBN’s Steady Hand on Personal Loans: Doing Things Differently, Expecting Different Results, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   “Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results” - Albert Einstein As someone who has observed Nigeria’s financial terrain for years, I can confidently say that...

No Dividends, No Excuses: CBN’s Tough Love for Nigerian Banks, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   There are moments in the life of an economy when hard decisions must be made not for applause or popularity, but to preserve the future. One such moment has arrived in...

Celebration or Crime? When Culture Clashes with Crucial Currency Control, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu   In Nigeria, no celebration is quite complete without the familiar flutter of naira notes cascading through the air. It is an unmistakable expression of joy, generosity, and cultural pride. From weddings...

Hurray: Nigeria Is Bankable Again!!! By Rahma Olamide Oladosu    In a country often overwhelmed by economic anxieties and unpredictable policy shifts, real progress rarely announces itself with pomp and pageantry. It is seen in restored confidence, better numbers, and revived systems. One of the clearest signs...

Cardoso: Walking the Tight Rope of Nigeria's Debt Burden, by Rahma Olamide Oladosu     Indeed, Nigeria was sitting on an economic time bomb prior to the dawn of May 29, 2023, and the pressure of debt servicing was the fuse that kept burning. It is baffling...