Abuja is paying between N1,299 and N1,345 a litre. The decision that produced that number was not taken at a filling station, and not by NNPC either.

Refinery owners are asking the federal government to intervene and formalise a naira-for-crude framework. It would help domestic refining and quietly move a foreign exchange cost onto the federation.

Headline inflation has fallen for two straight months. Food inflation went up in the same period. Both sides of the 2027 economic argument are quoting real numbers.

The NGX Insurance Index was down 8.65% in 2026 despite recapitalisation. Markets are testing dilution, earnings quality and the sector's ability to use new capital.

Afreximbank's H1 profit rose to $534.7m as lending expanded. Trade impact, concentration, currency and credit quality matter as much as growth.

Lagos was Africa's fastest-growing top-10 airport by August seat capacity, but reliability, connections and passenger experience decide lasting value.

Q1 pension contributions fell 38.1% against an exceptional Q4 total, but underlying regular inflows rose. Compliance and retirement outcomes still matter.

FirstBank says it screened 505 transactions worth over N10tn for ESG risks. Screening matters only when findings change lending and affected communities.

Three major brewers recorded N112.87bn in H1 tax expense. Consumers need the full cost and volume picture before accepting another price increase.

NPA helped release stranded NDPHC power equipment and avert losses. Critical infrastructure cargo needs predictable clearance, not executive rescue.

MOFI says institutional capital is key to Nigeria's $1 trillion ambition. The real test is productive assets, enforceable governance and household gains.

A five-day gridlock on the Benin-Sapele-Effurun corridor trapped people, fuel and goods. Its real cost reaches factories, food and fares.

Donald Duke's charge is that the subsidy removal worked for the treasury and not for households. The inflation data released this month says something more complicated than either side wants.

The NDPC has signed agreements with the Governors' Forum and the Bureau of Public Procurement to standardise data protection across all 36 states. The Act has existed since 2023. Almost nothing has implemented it.

Up four places in the StartupBlink index, a 20 billion dollar ecosystem, and the highest growth rate on the planet at 31.8 per cent. Four unicorns, 1,476 active startups, and one very large caveat.

15.43 per cent in July, the second consecutive fall and the lowest since March. Food inflation went the other way for the sixth month running, to 20.31 per cent. One of those numbers is in your market.

Flutterwave holds a microfinance banking licence. So do Moniepoint, OPay, PalmPay and PiggyVest. The companies built to route around Nigerian banks have decided to become them.

The state oil company says the refinery is trying to shut out fuel importers. Dangote says the licences should never have been issued. Both are arguing about who supplies Nigeria's petrol.

External reserves have passed $52 billion, their strongest level since 2009. The naira closed at N1,350 to the dollar, and the gap between the official and street rate is now under two per cent.