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Young Nigerians lead surge in retirement savings

Young Nigerians lead surge in retirement savings

New data shows that retirement savings, once considered a concern for older workers, are becoming a priority much earlier in…
Data privacy challenges threaten Nigeria’s financial inclusion

Data privacy challenges threaten Nigeria’s financial inclusion

For years, conversations about financial inclusion and data privacy sounded technical. Build more fibre, expand broadband, promote mobile money, and…
Food inflation drops to single digit, but experts warn relief may be fragile

Food inflation drops to single digit, but experts warn relief may be fragile

Nigeria has recorded single-digit food inflation for the first time in over a decade, but economists, policy analysts, and agricultural…
MSMEs lose up to ₦10 trillion annually to hidden employee fraud, CPPE warns

MSMEs lose up to ₦10 trillion annually to hidden employee fraud, CPPE warns

Nigeria’s micro, small, and medium enterprises are losing between ₦5 trillion and ₦10 trillion annually to employee fraud and workplace…
How Nigeria’s housing market is breaking the promise of upward mobility

How Nigeria’s housing market is breaking the promise of upward mobility

There was a time in Nigeria when owning a modest home was not extravagant. A civil servant back then could…
Nigeria tops Africa in cyberattacks as weekly hits surge to 4,701

Nigeria tops Africa in cyberattacks as weekly hits surge to 4,701

Nigeria’s digital space is facing an intensifying wave of cyber threats, with new data showing that organisations in the country…
Nigeria’s oil output rises to 1.459m bpd in January — OPEC

Nigeria’s oil output rises to 1.459m bpd in January — OPEC

Nigeria’s crude oil output began 2026 on a stronger note, rising to 1.459 million barrels per day in January, according…
Nigeria produces 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually, marketers say

Nigeria produces 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually, marketers say

Nigeria produces about 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually, ranking second in Africa behind Egypt, according to the National…
FG halts sachet alcohol ban over security, economic risks

FG halts sachet alcohol ban over security, economic risks

The Federal Government has stepped in to halt enforcement of the proposed sachet alcohol ban, ordering the National Agency for…
Africa startup funding tightens as Egypt, Nigeria take $174m

Africa startup funding tightens as Egypt, Nigeria take $174m

African startup funding may have crossed the US$174 million mark in January, but the distribution of that capital tells a…
World Cancer Day puts focus on late diagnosis and unequal care in Nigeria

World Cancer Day puts focus on late diagnosis and unequal care in Nigeria

Cancer is now one of the leading causes of death in Nigeria, with public health experts and international health agencies…
NAFDAC defends sachet ban, says 54 percent of minors buy alcohol

NAFDAC defends sachet ban, says 54 percent of minors buy alcohol

Alcohol sachets have been part of everyday Nigerian life for years, and so there is debate about whether they should…
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