When a Currency Loses Its Dignity: A Lesson From Kano, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba In my many visits to the ancient city, I discovered that Kano never stops surprising you. As one of Nigeria’s biggest and oldest commercial hubs, it operates like a nation within...

Two Legends, One Date: Dharmendra & Jimmy Cliff's Final Bow, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba ‎ ‎The global entertainment community was thrown into rare collective mourning on 24 November 2025, a date now etched in cultural history, as two towering figures from opposite ends of the creative...

‎CBN Fair: A Timely Financial Inclusion Strategy for Northern Nigeria, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba ‎ ‎ ‎When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opened its Fair in Kano on September 16, 2025, it was more than just another stop on the Bank’s outreach calendar. It was a...

Nigeria’s Infrastructure Renaissance and New Funding Plan, by Zekeri Laruba Idakwo ‎ ‎As Nigeria strives to reshape its economic trajectory and close its infrastructure gap, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s newly approved six-year external borrowing plan has laid out an ambitious roadmap, backed by transformative capital projects...

Cardoso: Placing Nigeria at the Heart of Africa’s Financial Future, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba ‎ ‎It is often said that “if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb found new relevance when the Governor...

Sanusi, Emefiele, and Cardoso: Three Titans! One CBN! Endless Trials! by  Zekeri Idakwo Laruba   From the moment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu unfurled his Renewed Hope agenda, it was clear that Nigeria’s economic governance was in for a seismic shift. Central to that vision is the...