For cryptocurrency to thrive in Nigeria, there must be balanced regulation but not at the expense of financial and monetary stability.
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There’s more to ‘survival migration’ than an escape from poverty or war: even the middle class can feel they have to leave to survive.
The law prohibiting abuse of the naira violates Nigerian cultural and traditional practices.
More Nigerians are using mobile money but it is fraught with inherent dangers that must be tackled.
Nigeria’s new foreign exchange policy promises to discourage rent-seeking, attract foreign investment, boost exports and prevent the dollarisation of the economy but consistency is key to success.
There are at least five errors that marred the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, most of which could have been avoided.
Logistical challenges facing the 2023 elections remain huge given the number of political parties, the security environment and the number of contestants at various levels.
Inflation is perhaps the biggest poverty accelerator in the economy due to its weakening effect on people’s purchasing power.
Investors favoured Muhammadu Buhari’s opponent, Atiku Abubakar. So what are the Nigerian president’s economic priorities?
South Africa has claimed back its status of the largest economy in Africa, toppling Nigeria, due to the appreciation of the rand. What’s prompted the movement?
How countries manage their currencies is now more critical than ever. Nigeria has followed in the footsteps of South Africa by opting for a free-floating exchange rate regime.
Nigeria’s economy is indeed under severe strain but sub-Saharn Africa’s most populus nation won’t solve its economic problems via an emergency national confab.
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