October 23, 2026
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How forex rates adjustments affect Nigeria’s economy

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On Friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ended all multiple foreign exchange (forex) rates in Nigeria and introduced a somewhat single exchange rate regime, apparently in a move to protect the naira from exchange rate depreciation as the COVID-19 continues to take huge toll on Nigeria’s crude oil earnings and foreign reserves. Some market […]Continue Reading
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How China made excess of N6.83trn from Nigeria in 4 years

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An analysis of trade statistics has shown that trade relations between China and Nigeria is heavily to the disadvantage of Nigeria. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that Nigeria recorded N6.83 trillion worth of trade deficit with China in the last four years. Between 2015 and 2018, Nigeria imported goods worth N7.65 […]Continue Reading
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In Nigeria, African researchers blaze a trail in virus fight

By The Insight Team 918 0
“Strong people don’t put others down — they lift them up.” So says the discreet sign at the entrance to one of the most remarkable research facilities in Africa. Run by a Cameroon-raised, Harvard-trained molecular biologist, the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) has been at the forefront in the fight […]Continue Reading
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Zenith Bank ranked number one bank in Nigeria by tier-1 capital

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Zenith Bank Plc has again emerged the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The Banker Magazine. Climbing a whopping 29 spots from 415 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks, Zenith Bank retained its position as the number one […]Continue Reading
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Family Planning: FG fails to complete 2019 counterpart fund

By The Insight Team 1187 0
The Federal Government has failed to complete the payment of its counterpart fund for Family Planning activities in the 2019 health budget, investigations have revealed. Family planning is a component of health strategies to encourage child spacing, promote the health of women of child-bearing age, and to reduce financial pressures on households in Nigeria. Since […]Continue Reading
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Africans in Diaspora condemn Trump’s interference in AfDB’s leadership

By The Insight Team 858 0
The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) has condemned, in strong terms, the meddling of the United States of America in the leadership of the African Development Bank under President Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by the Secretary General of ADC, Prof Apollos O Nwauwa, and the Public Relations Officer, Dr Isabelle Kemajou-Brown, the association said […]Continue Reading
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Covid-19: Cases on the rise, but testing falls below expectations

By The Insight Team 783 0
By Ifah Ele Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari, on April 27, 2020 ordered the ease of lockdown in three major high-infection states in the country. The three states, Lagos, FCT, and Ogun, had been on lockdown since March 30. This decision was as a result of the impact the lockdown had on the economy. In his […]Continue Reading
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COVID-19: “Can Africa Afford Lockdowns?” by Chukwuma Charles Soludo CFR

By The Insight Team 974 0
This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is raging. At an African regional policy platform, I had expressed some of these (personal) views some weeks ago […]Continue Reading
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