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2026: What manner of federal budget!

Nigeria's 2026 federal budget rolls over 70% of 2025 capital projects amid fiscal chaos, rising debt, and weak revenues. Learn about the impact on the econ ...
The rising anxiety over Nigeria’s ongoing tax reform betrays a deeper crisis – failing revenue, a system that creates ...
Across many parts of Africa, headline inflation has moderated in 2025, following the highs of 2023–2024. Tighter monetary ...
Against this backdrop, the 2025 Women in Business Initiative (WIBI) Summit, hosted in Lagos by FSDH Merchant Bank, examined ...
TUC has warned that worsening poverty, rising inflation, and government policies prioritising austerity over people are ...
At the time the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration took office in 2023, the inflation rate was at 22.41 per cent. However, the ...
Nigeria's Central Bank is tightening digital payment regulations to safeguard consumers, enhance system security, and guide innovation in the fintech space ...
Senegal's short-term commercial loans are on offer at steep discounts, four finance industry sources told Reuters, ...
The key economies in SSA are shaping a positive growth outlook. South Africa is poised for a sustained recovery, with growth ...
A new ranking of Where to Invest in Africa (WTIIA) conducted by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has shown that Nigeria has fallen dramatically to the 18 position from 9th.
Standard Chartered's Global Focus report highlights a promising economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, projecting a growth ...
Key insights from the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2025 -- Scandinavia continues to make its mark on the Sustainable Competitiveness Index: of the top 5 spots, 3 are Scandinavian. Finland ...