Inside Lagos’ Booming Property Trap: Fake Agents, Vanishing Lands and a City on the Brink
As glossy adverts continue to market “Luxury Lagos” to eager buyers, a darker reality is unfolding beneath the surface of Nigeria’s commercial capital, one marked by fraud, desperation and a booming underground market of land scams. In Lagos and…
Airfares Soar Over 100% as U.S.-Israel–Iran Conflict Grounds Flights, Disrupts Global Travel
Global airlines have begun rolling out fare increases as surging fuel costs, triggered by the ongoing tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, continue to disrupt aviation operations and inflate operating expenses. Leading carriers across…
Poverty Rate Surges to 63% After Subsidy Removal, Study Warns
A new study has revealed that more Nigerians slipped into poverty following sweeping economic reforms introduced after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, with rising inflation and high food prices sharply reducing household purchasing power. The…
Nigeria Not Among World’s Most Indebted Nations, Says Jimoh Ibrahim
A Nigerian lawmaker, Jimoh Ibrahim, has said Nigeria’s exclusion from the list of the world’s most indebted countries is proof of what he described as disciplined fiscal coordination under President Bola Tinubu. The Ondo South Senator who is also an…
Why Nigeria’s Billionaire Had to Look to India for Skills
The revelation that Aliko Dangote recruited 11,000 Indian technicians to run his refinery because Nigeria couldn’t find 100 qualified locally isn’t a scandal but one that shows uncomfortable truths about Africa’s educational failures.…
One Realtor is Merging Property, Purpose, and Human Rights
Real estate transactions for many Nigerian realtors can feel like navigating a minefield, one fraught with opaque land titles, questionable agents, and the ever-present threat of land grabbers. Regardless, Lawrita Chinoyerem Agbor is championing a…
Nigeria Breaks Into Global Economic Elite: IMF Projects Nation Among Top 10 Engines of World Growth for 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed Nigeria among the world’s top ten contributors to global GDP growth for 2026, a first for the West African giant and a potent symbol of its rising influence. According to newly released IMF projections,…
Nigeria Can Do Better with her Food Storage Systems – LimLim Food Exec
“Food is not just what ends up on a plate,” says Balogun, founder and CEO of Limlim Foods Production Company Ltd. “It is health, jobs, income, and stability. When you see how much is lost, it stops looking like a ‘business idea’ and starts looking like a…
WTO Boss, Okonjo-Iweala Wants Nigeria to Take Advantage of Supply Chain Moment
A formidable economy can’t be built on mere words or just white paper says World Trade Organization Boss, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The global trading system is undergoing a profound reconfiguration. Geopolitical tensions, pandemic-era disruptions, and…
Nigerians Commit 1.54 Trillion Naira to Beer Consumption in Just Nine Months
It’s not clear enough if Germans drink more beer than Nigerians because the recent stats as to the latter’s beer consumption is riveting. Nigeria’s major listed breweries have reported a combined revenue exceeding N1.54 trillion from beer and…