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During the first quarter of 2023, Nigerians experienced cash circulation shortages due to the naira redesign policy. This policy negatively impacted several informal sector businesses, such as local retail shops, artisans, and commercial bus drivers. Trading activities for small-scale manufacturers …
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Data from Nigeria’s ministry of health says the country accounts for about 512 maternal mortalities per 100,000 births—one of the worst in the world. Of this figure, death from unsafe abortions constitutes roughly 40 percent. A string of restrictive abortion …
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A few days after the birth of 2023, Nigerian music sensation Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo, opened a can of ethnic bigotry when he took to Twitter to say that anyone from the Igbo ethnic group should not be …
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Nigeria has successfully introduced new banknotes on about 10 occasions since independence in 1960. So why has the latest attempt been so controversial and traumatic? And what measures need to be taken to avoid a future debacle?
Nigeria’s central bank …
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Voting in the presidential and National Assembly elections for Nigeria’s 2023 national elections began on February 25. Both excitement and concern surrounded the polls, with the former stemming from a large number of first-time voters and the latter from the …
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In Nigeria, the Police can get you arrested for flimsy reasons. You could be locked behind bars for having a laptop in your possession and using an iPhone, which according to rogue police officers, could mean that you are an …
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About three months ago Nigerians were startled to see pictures of a 26-year-old Nigerian female long-haul truck driver, Iyeyemi Adediran, who started driving articulated trucks for oil companies at the tender age of 22, flooding the internet. It was …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced an increase in the interest rate, from 11.5% to 13%, a 1.5 percentage point hike that took effect immediately.
Whenever the Central Bank changes the monetary policy rate, otherwise known as the discount …
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Nigeria has had a series of policies directed towards improving food supply at affordable prices. Policies have kept coming since the 1960s, including the National Accelerated Food Production Programme of 1972 and the most recent – the National Agricultural Technology …
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Last week was the 51st anniversary of Nigeria and China establishing diplomatic relations. However, the event was dampened following recent statements by Nigeria’s transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, who implied there was a significant shift in a crucial aspect of the
