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FCMB Group: How Recapitalisation is Rewriting the Earnings Story, Setting up a Stronger 2026

FCMB's market capitalisation had risen 49.7 percent to about N771.7 billion by August, even though its share price was still 2.9 percent lower year-to-date.

Beyond Filling Stomachs: Making Nutritious Food Affordable in Nigeria Through Local Production, Smart Markets and Better Policy

Food is supposed to do more than silence hunger. It must nourish the body, develop the brain, strengthen immunity and provide the energy required for people to learn, work and build productive lives.

Akwa Ibom At 39: From Flood-Sacked Community To State Building Its Next Chapter

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Akwa Ibom State is celebrating not as the fledgling entity created by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, but as a state that has passed through military administration, democratic transitions, infrastructure expansion.

The 183-Day Lie: Why Flying Abroad Won’t Stop the Taxman from Catching You

For years, many high-earning remote workers, tech professionals, international consultants, and big-time executives in Nigeria lived by one simple tax rule: the "183-day game."

The Hidden Economic Cost of Flooding and Environmental Degradation in Nigeria

SAM DIALA highlights Nigeria’s troubling situation and argues that the country can no longer afford to treat environmental sustainability as an afterthought.

The Silent Weight of School Fees

As a new academic term approaches, streets across Nigerian cities buzz with back-to-school activity. Markets from Balogun in Lagos to Wuse in Abuja and Ariaria in Aba fill with parents buying textbooks, uniforms, and basic stationery.

Does Nigeria Have a People Problem?

Nigeria is often described, casually and sometimes cruelly, as having a “people’s problem.” The phrase is usually invoked to explain everything from poor governance and low productivity to corruption and social disorder. But this framing is misleading. Nigeria’s challenge is not a failure of individual Nigerians.

The Long Game: Commit to the Shot

There is a useful distinction between deliberation and indecision. Deliberation happens before the decision: gathering information, considering alternatives, testing assumptions, and understanding consequences.

How South-East Women are Reimagining Community Devt from the Grassroots

Sam Diala examines how the women of South-East Nigeria have turned the traditional August Meeting into a community development initiative supported by Nestle Nigeria

Dangote Refinery’s $14.3bn Expansion: Can Nigeria Turn Refining Power into Industrial Advantage?

Dangote refinery is already changing Nigeria’s petroleum trade flows. According to the US Energy Information Administration, Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum-product shipments averaged 561,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2026, up from 79,000 bpd in 2023.