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  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    Nigerian president calls for end to protests

    A dozen people have been killed in four days of unrest over soaring inflation

    Nigerian security forces patrol the streets of Lagos
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    Nigerians take to the streets for second day of nationwide protests

    More than a dozen killed as security forces fire on demonstrators inspired by youth-led Kenyan revolt

    Security forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Lagos, Nigeria on August 1 2024
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
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    Can the new $20bn Dangote refinery and ending fuel subsidies help to transform the economy?

    Can Nigeria end the 'oil curse'?
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
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    Nigeria’s Dangote refinery embroiled in billionaire’s feud with government Premium content

    An industry regulator accused Africa’s richest man of monopolistic practices with his new $20bn plant

    Workers stand in front of the Mild Hydrocracking Unit at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    iShares move to close last physical frontier ETF marks end of era

    ‘Persistent liquidity challenges’ and denuding of the index have ended a 12-year experiment

    A vendor counts out Nigerian naira banknotes
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Shock therapy alone will not cure Nigeria’s economic ills

    Tinubu’s reforms need to be bolstered by a national strategy for growth

    Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu
  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
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    Nigeria’s food delivery industry whets investors’ appetite

    Sector forecast to double in value over eight years but soaring inflation will erode families’ spending power

  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Binance
    Nigeria drops tax charges against Binance executives

    Cryptocurrency exchange appoints local delegate to face charges of unpaid duty

    Tigran Gambaryan
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    ReviewFiction
    Ghostroots — magic and mayhem on the streets of Lagos

    ’Pemi Aguda’s short stories evoke the chaos, smells, corruption and supernatural influences in Nigeria’s biggest city

    A packed crowd of people carrying packages and goods
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
    Asset managers assess Africa's best investments

    Investing in Africa is the easy bit, say some leading investment managers. Getting your money back is the problem

  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
    OmniRetail holistic approach takes prize for Nigeria

    Integrated B2B platform digitises supply chains of everyday consumer essentials — from toothpastes to cornflakes

    A well-dressed man in a gray blazer and black shirt leans on a white counter in front of shelves stocked with assorted grocery items. He has a beard, wears glasses, and sports a smart watch on his wrist. The background features a variety of products, such as breakfast cereals, cooking oils, and snacks
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Nigerians perplexed by abrupt change of national anthem

    Sudden decision to revert to old song raises concerns about compliant lawmakers

    President Bola Tinubu surrounded by supporters
  • Saturday, 18 May, 2024
    The Weekend Essay
    Interview with a soldier

    Novelist Chigozie Obioma spent years seeking out veterans of the Biafran war. Then an encounter with an active serviceman helped him understand the conflict that still haunts Nigeria

    Three soldiers holding rifles stand on a street where there are many spent bullets
  • Monday, 13 May, 2024
    News in-depth
    Nigeria returns to ‘orthodox policy’, says new central bank governor

    Olayemi Cardoso took over after previous chief printed money to fund deficits

    Olayemi Cardoso
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    Nigeria’s naira rebounds sharply after bumper interest rate rises

    After hitting record low against dollar, naira has become world’s best-performing currency in recent weeks

    A vendor wheeling carrots for sale at a market in Lagos
  • Sunday, 14 April, 2024
    News in-depth
    Currency crisis pushes consumer groups from Nigeria

    Economic problems have overshadowed promise of Africa’s most populous country for big brands

    A woman stands behind a machine at a Unilever factory in Nigeria
  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
    Cryptocurrencies
    Nigeria accuses Binance of tax evasion as detained executive ‘escapes’ custody

    West African country steps up scrutiny of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange

    Montage of Nigeria’s flag and Binance’s logo
  • Sunday, 24 March, 2024
    More than 130 kidnapped children freed in northern Nigeria

    Release of pupils snatched in Kaduna state is a boost for Bola Tinubu’s government

    The school in the town of Kuriga from which the children were kidnapped
  • Wednesday, 13 March, 2024
    Nigeria hit by wave of food looting as economic crisis deepens

    Ransacking of warehouses and deadly stampede at grain sale spark fears of breakdown in law and order

    Nigerians protest in Abuja last month over the rising cost of living
  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2024
    Binance
    Nigeria pushes Binance for user data in stand-off over naira speculation

    Authorities hold senior company executives for two weeks after crackdown on cryptocurrency websites

    A customer exchanges Nigerian 1,000 Naira banknotes for US dollar banknotes
  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
    Armed men kidnap hundreds of Nigerian children from their school

    Incident revives memories of the infamous abduction of 276 students from Chibok a decade ago

    A woman pleads for the Nigerian government to rescue schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in Kuriga
  • Wednesday, 6 March, 2024
    Emerging market investing
    Revisiting Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concepts

    Beware of analysts bearing acronyms

  • Wednesday, 28 February, 2024
    Binance
    Nigeria detains Binance executives in cryptocurrency crackdown

    African state steps up pressure on exchanges as it tries to halt speculation on naira

    Aerial view of Lagos
  • Tuesday, 27 February, 2024
    Nigeria raises rates to 22.75% in first meeting since July

    New central bank governor Olayemi Cardoso’s 400bp increase aims to tackle soaring inflation and stem naira’s slide

    Nigerians staged a protest against the soaring cost of living in Abuja on Tuesday
  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    News in-depth
    Nigeria’s economic crisis puts fuel subsidies removal under scrutiny

    Many are questioning the wisdom of abruptly eliminating the subsidies without a shock-absorbing plan

    A pedestrian carries an empty fuel container to a local gas station in Lagos
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