Opinion
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1.7KShea Nut Export Ban Puts Farmers, Exporters at Legal, Financial Risks –CPPE
On August 26, President Bola Tinubu announced a six-month suspension on shea nut exports, citing the need to encourage local value addition...
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4.5KNigeria’s New Debt Playbook: Can the Updated MTDS Restore Fiscal Credibility?
Domestic Macroeconomy This week, we take a look at the recently updated Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) released by the Debt Management...
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1.2KTerms of Trade Index Report: Softening Price Advantage Despite Stronger Trade Position
This week, we assess Nigeria’s external sector performance with a focus on Commodity Terms of Trade (ToT) to provide perspective on the...
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4.3KDisinflation Trend Expected to Continue in August
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s headline inflation pared by 34bps to 21.88% y/y in July (June: 22.22% y/y),...
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4.1KCapital Importation: Hot Money Influx Spurs Quarterly Capital Import to Five-year High … Renaissance or Deja vu?
This week, we focus on the recently published capital importation data for Q1:2025 which signalled the strongest investment flows in 20 quarters....
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4.0KCautious Growth Outlook Post-GDP Rebase
On July 21, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) unveiled the much-anticipated rebased GDP figures, updating the base year for real GDP...
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4.0KPre-MPC: Committee Likely to Lower the MPR by 50bps
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is scheduled to hold its next meeting on July 21st...
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4.0KNigeria’s Reform Push Yet to Reach Masses –IMF
The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns over the lack of a robust social safety net to protect poor Nigerians from the...
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4.0KWorld Bank: Nigeria Stuck in Lower Middle Income Economy Below Libya, Gabon
For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below...
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4.0KReform to Recovery: Still Navigating the Rebound
…2025 Half Year Outlook After a choppy 2024, the Nigerian economy is gradually finding its footing. As we envisaged, economic activity has...
