Economy
The stock market hit a record. Ask who’s actually in the room. Nigeria’s stock market had its best week in years. Investors gained N5.51 trillion in five trading sessions. The All-Share Index closed at 225,722 points. An all-time high....
Business, Economy
Nigeria’s next attempt to stop exporting its own wealth. Afreximbank announced this week that it is financing three new Nigerian refineries. The timing is striking. The same week the global arrangement that has defended crude oil prices for decades began to...
Arts
Nollywood isn’t asking for permission anymore. The Black Book arrived on Netflix in September 2023 with a $1 million budget and reached No. 3 on the platform’s global film chart. More than 20 million people watched it in its opening weeks. It entered...
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THE EIGHT STATES The Nigerian Senate considered suspending campaigns in eight northern states before 2027, citing insecurity in states that held elections which produced the governments that failed to secure them. THE FOOD BANK Nigeria’s First Lady opened the...
Economy
225,722 That’s where Nigeria’s stock market All-Share Index closed last week. An all-time high. The year-to-date return is 45 percent. Here’s what that means in terms that land. If you had N1 million in the NGX at the start of January, you have...