The CBN’s January 2027 deadline is not just a test of where payment records are stored. It is a test of whether domestic infrastructure can protect them. In June, during a visit to Lagos, I asked the ...

There is an extraordinary paradox in Christine Lagarde’s decision to leave the presidency of the European Central Bank. One of the world’s most powerful monetary officials is surrendering an office of ...

BusinessDay, established in 2001, is a daily business newspaper based in Lagos — the only Nigerian newspaper with a bureau in Accra, Ghana. It publishes both daily and Sunday titles, circulating ...

Nigeria’s largest listed companies spent nearly four times more on energy in the first half of 2026 than a year earlier, as rising fuel prices and unreliable grid electricity drive up operating costs ...

Nigeria’s digital health transformation will ultimately be judged by whether it improves access to healthcare for the people who need it most. Young people stand to benefit significantly from digital ...

Nigeria cannot seriously diversify its economy from oil while the cost of producing in the nation keeps making Nigerian-manufactured goods uncompetitive in international markets. This is the ...

The first was the story of a popular comedian who was hit by a stray bullet, an incident that nearly cost him his leg and brought his career to an abrupt halt. For months, his recovery appeared ...

Nigeria’s waste problem follows the same logic. Clearing refuse from roadsides is only a temporary fix if the system cannot ...

Nigeria’s $59 billion cryptocurrency market faces renewed scrutiny over the safety of customer funds held on international trading platforms following a $6.3 billion theft from Binance, highlighting ...

Russian strikes leave thousands without power as Ukraine ceasefire ends. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have left hundreds of thousands of homes without elec ...

The Nigerian equities market has recorded a new milestone, with total market capitalisation crossing the N165 trillion mark to reach N165.114 trillion on Friday, October 30. The rally was led by ...

A recent enforcement operation by Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control should be understood as more than another crackdown on counterfeit consumer products. It ...