Development - 31 JUL 2023

Covid-19 Numbers

Covid-19

How will COVID-19 affect the Nigerian economy?

An overview of the different aspects of Nigeria's economy that has been hit by Covid-19

The business model of the hotel industry

Tier 4

Graphics: Nigerias love for rice

We analyse some jollof and friend rice data

505 Test

505 Test

DB Migrate Test 2

This prooves we had a successfulr DB migration

Nigeria's economic response to Covid-19

Newsletter

Governance - 19 JUN 2019

What Nigerian politics can learn from Pizza

We discuss Nigerian monopolistic political parties and assess how more competition can improve policy making

Governance - 11 MAR 2019

INEC Can Improve Elections, But Will Nigeria Allow It?

Nigeria's recent elections issues could be attributed to both INEC and other external factors

Your Money Where Your Vote Is

As part of our Democracy Day 2018 series, we look at the connection between voting and the budget

Economy - 26 FEB 2018

Nigeria does not have 180 million people

All population numbers are inaccurate, but Nigeria's population numbers go beyond realism.

Economy - 21 JAN 2018

Four charts that show how Nigeria's economy has improved

After riding a wave of recession through most of 2016 and 2017, green shoots show the economy is picking up

Economy - 03 DEC 2017

Why the Inflation rate is always wrong

We explain why Nigeria's inflation says little about the prices you experience – and why that doesn't matter.

Economy - 06 NOV 2017

Nigerian Central Bank Signals Lower Interest Rates

We explore the possibility of lower interest rates as CBN gives reasons to expect cheaper borrowing.

Economy - 23 OCT 2017

Earning Peanuts in Nigeria

Low salaries in Nigeria are caused by a range of factors, but bargaining power remains a prominent issue.

Economy - 18 SEP 2017

Is Agriculture For Feeding Or Earning Dollars?

Is agriculture an avenue for higher forex earnings against the backdrop of high food prices at home?

Economy - 18 JUL 2017

Is a Fixed Exchange Rate Best for Nigeria?

With the CBN determined to keep the naira fixed, we look at the pros and cons of this exchange rate regime.

Economy - 14 JUN 2017

What Market Women Teach Us About Prices

We don't all pay the same price for the items we buy and economics says that's ok.

Economy - 24 APR 2017

Government Spending: More Harm Than Good?

How cost-effective is government intervention?

Economy - 27 MAR 2017

Animal Spirits: Restoring Confidence in Nigeria

Rebuilding confidence in Nigeria's economy is an underappreciated element of the desired recovery.

Economy - 27 FEB 2017

Farming for Monetary Policy

Why has the CBN resorted to farming as a key element of monetary policy?

Economy - 06 FEB 2017

The ₦1=$1 Fallacy

Making the naira equal to the dollar sounds like a dream but could really be a nightmare for many.

Economy - 31 JAN 2017

Naira out, Eco in: II

The Naira has been a pain recently, is it time to jump ship for the Eco?

Economy - 30 JAN 2017

Naira out, Eco in: I

An in depth economic analysis of the proposed ECOWAS currency union.

Economy - 06 JAN 2017

Between Inflation and a Hard Place

Analysing the CBN decision to tighten monetary policy to combat high inflation.