Business Economy

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

By The Insight Team August 21, 2026 212 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 105 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 164 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 221 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 233 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 289

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 208

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 245

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 194

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 285

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

Economy

Half the Month Hungry: Minimum Wage Fails Food Needs

By The Insight Team June 11, 2026 222

The Insight Team Nigeria’s new minimum wage may have offered temporary relief to workers, but fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) suggests that it falls far short of guaranteeing something more fundamental — access to a healthy diet. The NBS’s latest Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) report shows that the average […]Continue Reading

Banking Business Economy

‎Analysis: Why N5.08tn Remains Outside Nigeria’s Banking System

By The Insight Team June 6, 2026 217

By The Insight Team ‎Nigeria’s cash-based economy continues to defy years of financial inclusion campaigns and cashless policy initiatives, with a staggering N5.08tn remaining outside the banking system as of April 2026. ‎ ‎Latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows that out of N5.65tn in currency circulating across the country, only Continue Reading