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Nigeria has hundreds of universities, patents, research grants and technology-transfer offices, yet relatively few visible spin-outs. FridayPosts examines the missing bridge from resea…
FridayPosts ranks Nigeria's ten most investment-ready industries using market size, growth, infrastructure, policy, export potential, profitability and risk rather than hype alone.
Agbara Nla: The Return grossed about ₦170.6m in its opening frame. The bigger story is how a church-distributed film tradition is becoming a mainstream cinema business.
Uber left Nigeria after 12 years. The bigger lesson is that population is potential demand, not effective demand. Purchasing power, costs, currency, regulation and competition decide p…
Childbirth costs vary sharply across Nigeria. Public normal delivery may cost tens of thousands to low hundreds of thousands of naira, while private C-sections can reach or exceed ₦1m…
Nigeria climbed from 12th to eighth in Bloomberg Economics' 2026 Africa investment-risk ranking. But capital inflows remain heavily portfolio-led. FridayPosts tests the real investment…
NNPC's 2025 accounts show about ₦8.25tn in outstanding obligations across Project Gazelle, Leopard and Leopard II, backed by future crude. FridayPosts explains what that means.
INEC says nine of 14 election milestones are complete, the voter register is above 103 million and 57,000 new BVAS devices have been acquired. FridayPosts tests the remaining risks.
Nigeria’s Russia friendly gives a refreshed Super Eagles squad a rare audition. Here is what Eric Chelle should learn about young players, depth and succession planning.
Nigeria’s domestic gas supply has crossed 2bcf/d and gas infrastructure investment is rising. The real test is whether factories can get reliable, cheaper energy.
Unwanted bank, loan and marketing calls raise questions about consent and personal data. Here is what Nigeria’s DND system and data-protection rules mean for consumers.
Nigeria’s FX market is more stable and the CBN has started cutting rates, yet businesses still borrow at punishing costs. Here is why the transmission is slow.
Digital tools can give Nigerian farmers weather, pest, market and agronomic advice at scale. But AI works best when it strengthens rather than replaces human extension.
Women are highly visible in Nigerian entrepreneurship but much less represented among large companies. Finance, collateral, networks, childcare and procurement explain part of the scal…
Six North-East states plan a regional air shuttle. The connectivity case is real, but aviation economics, governance, passenger demand and public subsidies will decide whether it works.
Temi Nkem won BBNaija Season 11, but the bigger money story sits around the show: broadcasting, sponsorship, social media, telecoms, production jobs and contestant brands.
Nigeria wants to revive moribund factories. We test textiles, tyres, paper, vehicles, pharmaceuticals, steel, ceramics, food processing, leather and fertiliser.
Nigeria’s DisCos collected ₦603.64bn in Q2 2026 even as average electricity offtake fell. Here is what the numbers actually mean for tariffs, metering, losses and service.