Economy News

FG Advances Food Security Through ONSA AgriShield Initiative 

By The Insight Team September 21, 2026 122 0

By Chido Onumah The Federal Government is strengthening the connection between national security and food security through the AgriShield Initiative, led by the National Counter Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser, in partnership with TAG International. The Borno State pilot focuses on a concern that reaches every Nigerian household: farmers Continue Reading

Business Economy

FG, Dangote, Oramah, Amina Mohammed: Africa Must Build, Finance, Own Its Future

By The Insight Team September 14, 2026 127 0

…Charge young leaders to take control of continent’s narrative …Oramah: Dangote Refinery helping Africa ‘take back its mind’ …Amina Mohammed: Stop acting as recipients, start shaping global power By The Insight Aliko Dangote, Africa’s Industrial Pathfinder, and other prominent African leaders have challenged a new generation Continue Reading

Business Economy

Nigeria Leads Africa With $2.6 Trillion Real Estate Market as Continent Outpaces Global Growth

By The Insight Team August 21, 2026 306 0

Nigeria’s 28 Million-Unit Housing Deficit Emerges as a Major Driver of Property Investment, While Africa’s $17.6 Trillion Market Grows Nearly Twice as Fast as the Global Average Key Points: Nigeria leads Africa with $2.6 trillion real estate market, ahead of Egypt and South Africa. Africa’s property market growing at 5.58%, nearly double global 2.69% Continue Reading

Business Economy

Dangote Refinery IPO: When Africa Begins to Own What It Builds

By The Insight Team August 14, 2026 132 0

By Abiodun Alade There are moments when a company listing is more than a transaction. It becomes a statement about who gets to participate in wealth creation. The proposed public offering of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals could become one of those moments. If completed as currently contemplated, the listing would rank among the […]Continue Reading

Economy News

FG, NASS support complementary roles for regulators in multi-tier electricity market 

By The Insight Team July 21, 2026 205 0

By Clement Omanibe, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the National Assembly have reiterated their commitments to supporting the complementary roles of electricity regulators. This is with a view to ensuring effective transition to a multi-tier Nigerian electricity market. They expressed the commitment at a workshop in Abuja on ‘Legal, Policy and Continue Reading

Economy Opinions

The Ownership Deficit: Africa’s Real Talent Problem Is Not Talent

By The Insight Team July 20, 2026 258 0

By Great Ukazim, Founder, Beingsphere We were moving offices a few years ago, and in the middle of the chaos, a colleague pointed at a good, sturdy table and said we should leave it behind. Buying a new one would be cheaper than moving this one, he said. But something made me ask him: if […]Continue Reading

Economy

Healthy Diet: N70,000 Minimum Wage Runs Dry After 12 Days – Report

By The Insight Team July 16, 2026 265 0

By The Insight Team Workers earning Nigeria’s N70,000 national minimum wage can afford only about 12 days of healthy feeding if they live in Ekiti, Imo or Bayelsa, where the cost of nutritious meals is highest, an analysis of the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) report has shown. […]Continue Reading

Economy Investigations

Ministry Of Information To Spend Over ₦9bn Outside Statutory Mandate

By The Insight Team July 6, 2026 365

By The Insight Team The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation has earmarked ₦9.49 billion in its 2026 budget for road construction, health centres, boreholes, food distribution, empowerment programmes, classrooms, transformers and other constituency-style projects that appear unrelated to its statutory mandate of public information management, Continue Reading

Economy Opinions

Nigeria’s Public Institutions Need Young Talent — Young Talent Is Not Interested

By The Insight Team June 30, 2026 246

By Chioma Bright-Uhara, Deputy Director of Communications, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation   I did not grow up planning to care about public service. My parents were public servants, and while I watched them show up for their careers with dedication, that path simply did not feel like mine. When I was thinking about my future, other options […]Continue Reading

Economy News

10 Things Nigerians Need to Know About the NIMC Act 2026

By The Insight Team June 27, 2026 283

By Emmanuel Kwada For millions of Nigerians, daily activities such as opening a bank account, registering a SIM card, accessing government services, obtaining a passport, enrolling in school, receiving social welfare benefits, or participating in elections may soon become more closely tied to one document — the National Identification Number (NIN). This is one of Continue Reading

Economy Opinions

Beyond Training: Building Systems That Let Africa’s Public Servants Deliver

By The Insight Team June 22, 2026 224

By Chioma Njoku, Director of Programmes, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation   Africa does not have a talent problem. Walk into any ministry, any government agency, any public institution in Nigeria, and I dare say, across the continent, and you will find people who are capable, committed and aware of what needs to change. What you will also […]Continue Reading

Economy News

VAT Revenue Rises to ₦2.42 Trillion in Q1 2026 – NBS Reports

By The Insight Team June 12, 2026 340

By Emmanuel Kwada Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue increased to ₦2.42 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), reflecting a 9.98 percent rise from the ₦2.20 trillion recorded in Q4 2025. The latest figures point to sustained momentum in tax collections, driven by stronger inflows across […]Continue Reading