By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s banking sector has entered a season of reckoning. Eight of the nation’s biggest banks have collectively booked N1.96 trillion in impairment charges in...
By Linda Saunders Generative AI has become the new frontier of workplace productivity, efficiently rewriting emails, analysing data, recording meetings, and automating complex tasks. This powerful...
BY BLAISE UDUNZE In a healthy economy, banks serve as the arteries through which capital flows to productive enterprises, creating jobs, stimulating innovation, and driving national...
By Michael Chibuzo As the countdown to the January, 2026 effective take off of two landmark Tax Reform laws gathers steam, wrong narratives and misconceptions about...
A major human foible is the tendency to pursue symbolism at the expense of substance. It is not a particularly Nigerian flaw. But the desperation that...
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria’s banking sector has always stood at the center of the nation’s economic hopes. Yet, instead of fueling growth and wealth creation, the...
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria’s banking sector boasts towering profits and continental reach. Yet behind the glossy numbers lies a sobering truth: banks...
BY Blaise Udunze It is a sobering reality that one South African bank, Standard Bank Group, has a market capitalisation of roughly ZAR 384.34 billion (about...
BY Blaise Udunze Nigeria stands today at a troubling intersection where its ballooning debt profile and the 27 percent Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) collide to choke...
By BLAISE UDUNZE The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today, announced a modest cut in the Monetary Policy...
By Tunde Rahman Harvard University has always held a special attraction for me. And why not? Its awesome reputation as a remarkable citadel of learning, knowledge...
By O’tega Ogra Economic reform is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: take the hard medicine...
By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, Foodstuff Store Nigeria stands at a critical juncture, faced with a demographic reality that is both its greatest asset and...
We can talk economics from now until eternity, unpacking GDP numbers, inflation spirals, and forex drama. But one major problem that has kept this nation performing...
By Gharny Yeku The recent airport fracas involving Fuji maestro and cultural icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam1, has once again dragged into...
Abubakar Yakubu Abuja’s Real Estate Sector is booming but plagued by scams, deceits, and fraud. Prominent developers and small operators alike exploit unsuspecting buyers with false...
By Hakeem Muhammed Nigeria’s economic outlook for the rest of 2025 is cautiously optimistic. Inflation is expected to decline further, which may allow for monetary easing...
By Kehinde Ogundare, Country Head, Zoho Nigeria In Nigeria’s dynamic and often demanding business landscape, robust workplace collaboration is no longer a luxury—it is a necessity...
Airlines across the globe are grappling with an increasingly common operational challenge that threatens both their financial stability and reputation: passengers arriving at check-in with visas...
By Kehinde Ogundare, Country Head, Zoho Nigeria Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising industries globally, and Nigeria is no exception to this trend. Businesses in Nigeria are increasingly...