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21 MAR 2022Why Dangote's refinery won't solve our fuel crisis
Even when Dangote's refinery comes online, Nigeria needs to deregulate local petrol prices to solve its petrol issues. How much would petrol rise to?
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17 MAR 2022Is it time to replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency?
Most countries keep a lot of their foreign reserves in dollars. That is unlikely to change anytime soon.
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14 MAR 2022Why Nigerian tech talent gets paid less than foreign talent
A look into how and why wage differs among global tech talents.
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11 MAR 2022Explainer: Petrol scarcity, diesel prices and a stubborn subsidy
When it comes to energy, Nigeria is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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10 MAR 2022Why airlines should charge some passengers more
A look into the economic reasons behind the 100% price hike in domestic flight tickets and if airlines can sustain it.
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09 MAR 2022Why Nigeria needs more edtechs
A look into the funding challenge of basic education in Nigeria.
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07 MAR 2022Can Nigeria increase gas supplies amidst a Russian shortage?
A look into Nigeria's gas reserves, infrastructure, and everything we would need to help Europe meet its gas needs.
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04 MAR 2022How Amazon, Coupang and Jumia are changing last-mile delivery
A look into what successful e-Commerce giants are doing to change last-mile delivery.
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03 MAR 2022Why Nigerians don't pay tax
The Nigerian government has broken the social contract that makes Nigerians willing to pay taxes. This story looks into how that contract is broken.
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01 MAR 2022Is 'Buy Now, Pay Later' good for the Nigerian economy?
Nigerians can buy now and pay later. We looked into how beneficial that is to the economy.
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28 FEB 2022Nigeria is addicted to price control and it's hurting us
A deep dive into Nigeria's assertion as a market economy.
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25 FEB 2022Why Nigeria's $400m census is overdue
Nigeria plans to spend $400m to hold its first digital census in history. This story analyses the economic reasons behind a census exercise.
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24 FEB 2022Will the $1.5bn Lekki deep seaport end Lagos' woes?
A look into transport infrastructure inadequacy in the Lekki-Epe axis of Lagos
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23 FEB 2022Can Nigeria tax its remote workers?
A look into the possibility of taxing Nigeria's remote workers.
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22 FEB 2022Why privatising NEPA did not work
A look into the privatisation process of Nigeria's electricity sector.
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18 FEB 2022Nigeria's Central Bank needs to get out of politics
The strong political influence on the CBN raises questions around the bank's identity crisis.