Finance & Economy

  The idea of a National Identity Number (NIN) was recently introduced by the Federal Government. It was introduced to tackle the issue of the lack of registration and documentation of Nigerians. So, the government made it compulsory that all phone numbers must be linked to NIN. Since then, people have been registering and linking […]

The Rise of Aliko Dangote is a story that has not been told enough considering that he is currently the richest black man on earth. With the kind of work that he is doing, and his effort, his story is still not told enough. It is expected that with the growth and expansion of Nigeria’s

  Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, recently announced that there will be the redesigning of 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes, to wild criticism and approval. Nigerians are surprised as well as divided on supporting or condemning the move by Nigeria’s top bank. The Details of this Redesigning of 200, 500, and

There are best performing states in the South East and South South 2022 according to the data released by BugdIT. These states are judged by their IGR, GDP, financially transparency, budget execution, and others. They are judged differently. Then, EVURA, compiling and analyzing the metrics through which the states are judged, comes up with a

There is a raving Japa fever going on in Nigeria right now as the people are living the country heavily. Nigeria has not had this bad for a long time. The last time Nigerians migrated to this large extent was during the draconian military rule of Sani Abacha. A majority of Nigerians no longer find

UAE released a statement that UAE bans visa for Nigerians, including the ones that are being processed, with no refunds for the applicants for the visa. This means that if you applied for UAE visa before the banning, you won’t get the visa and you won’t get a refund. It also means that no Nigerian

    Soludo’s Government, in the recent times, temporarily banned betting, gambling, and casino businesses in the state. According to the statement released by the state government, it was done to deal with the issues of fraud leveled against these businesses. However, there are more to this than the reason given by the state government.

Lawan Auwal, the Son-in-law to Nigeria’s Former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda, acquires Polaris Bank for 50 Billion Naira. The Central Bank of Nigeria has opened up that the banking sector consists of around 21 commercial banks. These banks are privately-owned by Nigerian elites, business men and industrialists. The businessman and industrialist, Lawan Auwal,

Anambra State has witnessed steady economic growth, though slow, for a long time. Advantaged due to its role as the pathway to Eastern Nigeria, and having an enterprising huge population, the state has done considerably well in its economic growth. The focus of the state on this growth is on commerce and trade. In 2022,

There will be an election in 2023 as Enugu residents decides who will lead them in the next four years after Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi leaves office on 29 May, 2023. Campaign has kicked off, and different candidates have declared their manifesto. Recently, Peter Mbah, the Governorship Candidate under PDP, declared his manifesto. This manifesto has