SPECIAL REPORTS

CBN issues operational guidelines on Global Standard Instruction (GSI) for implementation by all banks and other financial institutions with effect from August 1, 2020. Click to Download Global ...

The Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan 2020 was produced by a presidential committee led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in response to the health and economic challenges foisted on the country ...

Lockdown fatigue and anxiety are a potent mix for social unrest. The key question therefore is “What is the alternative?” The Government has no choice but to tread ...

Nigeria’s power system is constrained by an imbalance between power generation and consumption. While >13 GW of power generation capacity is available, only ~3.4 GW is reaching final ...

The CBN has released its guidelines to the public seeking to apply for its ₦50 billion Targeted Credit Facility aimed at supporting households and SMEs amid the COVID-19 ...

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, ...

Since the Nigerian government shut its borders in August 2019, has Africa’s largest economy witnessed justifiable results to back this policy? Is the economy witnessing a decline in ...

The report highlights the Nigerian economy’s performance in the outgoing year 2019, while projecting into 2020. The Nigerian economy is on a downward spiral, judging by diverse economic ...

The National Assembly recently passed the proposed  2020 budget and is set to transmit the bill to the President for assent.  The Ministry of Finance released a breakdown ...

Nigeria – No longer a smugglers paradise The Jury is out as to whether the present border closure in Nigeria should be extended or shortened. There are short-term ...

According to the IMF, remittances represent household income from foreign economies arising mainly from the temporary or permanent movement of people to those economies. Remittances include cash and ...

Since 2015, BudgIT has issued annual editions of the State of States Report, a deep-dive research into issues of fiscal sustainability of Nigerian states. While Nigerian states are ...

LBS has released a mid-year review of Nigeria’s economic performance themed ‘Nigeria Mid-Year Economic Review 2019‘.  The report takes a look at the challenges facing the economy as ...

According to a report by Fitch Solutions, the Nigerian medical device market will record double-digit growth in local currency and will grow at a 2017-2022 CAGR of 9.0% ...

Nigeria is the latest signatory to the AfCFTA. The trade agreement is viewed as Africa’s most ambitious integration agenda, to stimulate economic growth and create jobs by removing ...

The latest edition of The State Of The Nigerian Economy highlights the economy’s performance in the month of June, as rainfall adversely impacts supermarket and mall traffic. PMI shrinks ...

This second edition of our annual KPMG Nigeria CEO Outlook emphasises that agility has become a fact of life for Nigerian CEOs, with almost nine in ten chief ...

The latest LBS Report makes an assessment of Nigeria’s economic performance, from oil to power output down to inflation. The June report offers concise details on  Nigeria’s march ...

The Nigerian economy posted a 1.9 percent GDP upswing in 2018, with telecommunications and information services accounting for 7.4% of the aggregate, this is according to the Nigeria ...

Time is ticking fast as the  present administration approaches the end of four years. With rising concerns over Nigeria’s internal security crises in the Northern region, the economies ...