Macroeconomic

Nigeria’s economy recorded a significant milestone in 2025 as its dollar-denominated gross domestic product…

Cooking gas prices in Nigeria recorded another sharp increase in March 2026, placing additional pressure on…

Nigeria recorded a significant rise in foreign currency-denominated tax collections in 2025, as total receipts…

Nigeria’s tax system saw a major shift in 2025 as foreign currency-denominated tax receipts climbed to N6.33tn,…

Nigeria’s economic managers are standing firm on their long-term goal of achieving single-digit inflation, even as…

Shell is making a massive long-term bet on natural gas with a $16.4 billion agreement to acquire Canada’s ARC…

Food prices in Nigeria continue to climb, even as the Federal Government ramps up spending on interventions and…

Security, economic, and policy analysts have warned that the ongoing Iran–Israel–US conflict is exposing serious…

Nigeria’s inflation is expected to keep rising in the coming months following a sharp increase recorded in March…

Nigeria recorded a marginal improvement in its all-commodity terms of trade (ToT), which rose by 0.01 per cent in…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over worsening food security in Sub-Saharan Africa,…

Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 15.38% in March 2026, signaling a fresh wave of price pressures across the…

Nigeria’s inflation rate is projected to rise in March 2026, signaling an end to nearly a year of easing price…

Nigeria is undergoing what economists describe as a “silent currency redenomination,” not through…

In Nigeria, the fixed income market delivered a mixed performance in March 2026, as investors weighed easing…

Ghana has placed its economic recovery story on the global stage at the ongoing IMF and World Bank Spring…

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has revealed that Nigeria would have…

Nigeria’s total public debt climbed to N159.28 trillion as of December 31, 2025, according to fresh data released…

The Federal Government has announced plans to pursue cheaper funding and stronger international financial support…

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves are projected to decline to about $47 billion by the end of 2026, according to…

Nigeria’s economy is once again under pressure as global crude oil prices edge toward the $100-per-barrel…

Fitch Ratings has projected that Nigeria’s external reserves will decline to around $47 billion by the end…

The naira appreciated to ₦1,365 per dollar on Thursday, extending gains as the U.S. dollar weakened across global…

The Nigerian naira showed relative stability against the British pound sterling, closing at N1,862/£1 in the…

Nigeria’s poverty rate climbed to 63% in 2025, even as inflation showed signs of easing, according to a new World…

Kenya’s Central Bank has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 8.75%, pausing nearly two years of…

Nigeria is feeling the full impact of rising global oil prices, with no fuel subsidy to soften the blow. Since the…

South Africa’s central bank has decided to maintain its policy rate at 6.75%, signaling caution as global energy…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a medium-term inflation target of 6–9 per cent as part of its shift…

Nigeria’s headline inflation dipped slightly to 15.06% year-on-year in February 2026, down from 15.10% in January,…