Nigeria’s Delayed Election: Losses Could Top Billions
Every Nigerian general election since 2011 has been postponed, but never has it happened on such short and abrupt notice,…
Author: Lolade Akinmurele
Nigeria’s Biggest Risks In 2019
There are three major events are set to shape policy and overall momentum of growth in Africa’s largest economy in…
Nigeria In 2019: The Investment Banking View
The central theme in the investment outlooks for 2019 by Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and…
Nigeria’s Government Agencies Bear Burden Of Government’s Cash Crunch
The Federal Government of Nigeria is finding it difficult to raise money to fund its operations and its various ministries,…
Nigeria Fiscal Situation Signaling A Debt Crisis
Nigeria’s plan to raise a $2.86 billion Eurobond and simultaneously raise minimum wage could lead to a significant deterioration in…
Downgrades Mount For Nigeria As IMF Cuts Forecast
Global growth forecast lowered for the first time since July 2016 In the same week, the World Bank downgraded its…
Politics, Infrastructure, Hindering Nigeria’s FDI
In One Of Africa’s Largest Economies, Foreign Investment Is Lagging To be at par with African peers, Nigeria needs $14…
Fragile Economy, Politics, Hitting Nigerian Banks
Nigerian banks are struggling to find quality borrowers in an economy marred by political uncertainty. Rising political tensions heading into…
Nigeria Bucks Trend Of Falling Corporate Taxes
Nigeria’s corporate tax rate of 30 percent has not budged in the past decade in contrast to the global trend,…
Nigeria Lagging As Egypt Enacts Bold Reforms
Egypt’s inflation cools dramatically from record peak, falls 20 basis points behind Nigeria’s FDI jumps on subsidy cuts, FX liberalization…