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lonely life

Nigeria: Cassava Republic presents ‘Love Offers No Safety’ Twice a month, we will bring you an excerpt from a book to be published by the Nigeria-based Cassava Republic, a renowned publisher on the continent l...
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quest for stability

Premium badgeWhy the CFA franc has become a safe haven in Nigeria In recent months, Nigerians have been flocking to the CFA franc – a migration that could disrupt the economic stability in other parts of Africa. Some...
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long wait

Nigerian officials blame ‘Logistical delays’ for failure to evacuate students from Sudan Critics of the Nigerian government are accusing officials of undue delay in evacuating nationals, especially students, out of Sudan. But the governmen...
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happy hour

Premium badgeNigeria’s Umo Eno: Pastor turned governor who seeks to subsidise beer  Ahead of the inauguration of 18 new governors in Nigeria, we look at the profile of incoming state executives. Today, we delve into the profile and pl...

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Everywhere but nowhere

Premium badgeHow Buhari’s foreign trips failed to boost FDI  President Muhammadu Buhari is one of Nigeria’s most travelled presidents, having visited 43 countries – some more than once – in search of foreign dir...
Nigeria’s President Buhari stands next to Aliko Dangote, CEO of the Dangote Group, during the commissioning of Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos

repositioning

Premium badgeNigeria: Buhari commissions world’s largest single-train refinery President Muhammadu Buhari attended the commissioning of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Plant in Lagos on Monday – the country’s fir...
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finally here

Premium badgeNigeria: 5 reasons why the Dangote refinery is a big deal Building efficient refineries has been at the heart of debates over energy, forex and fiscal policy in Nigeria for the last 50 years, but finally, Ali...

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African Union holds annual heads of state and government summit

Everywhere but nowhere

Premium badgeHow Buhari’s foreign trips failed to boost FDI  President Muhammadu Buhari is one of Nigeria’s most travelled presidents, having visited 43 countries – some more than once – in search of foreign dir...
Nigeria’s President Buhari stands next to Aliko Dangote, CEO of the Dangote Group, during the commissioning of Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos

repositioning

Premium badgeNigeria: Buhari commissions world’s largest single-train refinery President Muhammadu Buhari attended the commissioning of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Plant in Lagos on Monday – the country’s fir...
© One of the storage tanks at the Dangote refinery (photo taken June 2021/NN)

finally here

Premium badgeNigeria: 5 reasons why the Dangote refinery is a big deal Building efficient refineries has been at the heart of debates over energy, forex and fiscal policy in Nigeria for the last 50 years, but finally, Ali...

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© People cast their votes at a polling station during the general election in Abuja, Nigeria on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Adam Abu-bashal / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

tit for tat

Premium badgeNigeria: Southeast set to lose out in quest for Senate president and speaker  Nigeria’s southeast region is set to lose out in the race for the Senate presidency and the speaker of the House of Representatives, top sources tell ...
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Fickle-minded?

Premium badgeNigeria: 10 key economic policies from Buhari that were abandoned Nigeria has abandoned more than ten economic policies in the last 10-15 years, disrupting companies’ financial projections and damaging investments wo...
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eggheads, experienced hands

Premium badgeNigeria: Governors seek juicy appointments as Tinubu eyes technocrats   With Nigeria’s debt, inflation and unemployment rates at an all-time high and foreign direct investment at a record low, the president-elect, Bola Tin...
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Doing Afrobeats live

Meet The Compozers: The backbone to Afrobeats When Nigeria’s newly minted superstar Asake appeared on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jimmy Fallon in the US this past March, the biggest takeaway was the p...
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Softly, Softly

Premium badgeNigeria’s accelerating inflation puts the skids on plans to end fuel subsidy The upward march of Nigerian inflation means that scrapping the fuel subsidy in one go is unlikely to be viable, economists say.
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complex phenomenon

Premium badgeNigeria, Ghana, South Africa…Africa at the dawn of the digital currency revolution 15 African countries are preparing, developing or deploying e-currencies under the watchful eye of banks, telecom operators and fintech.