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NNPC’s accounts contain huge energy-security and Federation receivable balances, but they should not all be described as pipeline-security spending. FridayPosts separates the accountin…
CBN’s 2027 data-localisation deadline requires payment transaction data generated in Nigeria to be stored and managed locally. Here is what the rule means for banks, fintechs, cloud pr…
Dangote Group has launched a $16 billion refinery project in Lamu, Kenya. Beyond oil, the investment raises a larger question about the ability of Nigerian companies and capital to bui…
Nigeria turns 66 on 1 October 2026. These 10 numbers trace the country’s transformation since independence and show why progress cannot be measured by national age alone.
Guinea-Bissau beat Nigeria 3-0 in an AFCON 2027 qualifier. The result hurts, but the deeper question is why a country with exceptional football talent repeatedly struggles to build a c…
Nigeria has extended implementation of the 2025 capital budget to the end of 2026. Here is why capital budgets are extended, why two fiscal years can overlap and what repeated extensio…
Around 10 million Nigerian children are outside early childhood education, according to UBEC. The deeper problem is that learning gaps formed before age five can follow children throug…
Public-sector unions are demanding a ₦500 petrol price, an immediate wage award and negotiations towards a minimum wage of at least ₦500,000 from 2027. FridayPosts tests what those dem…
Many Nigerian schools already use digital tools, but fragmented systems still create duplicated records, weak visibility and unnecessary administrative work. This sponsored insight exp…
Patients in some Lagos public hospitals are waiting hours for care as doctors resign and workloads rise. We examine the workforce gap, financing pressures and reforms needed beyond sim…
Nigeria wants 112 to become a universal toll-free emergency number. This explainer examines the emergency communication centres, dispatch chain, state coordination and service standard…
ECOWAS says the ECO single currency can still launch in 2027. We examine the convergence rules, Nigeria's position, the benefits of monetary integration and the risks of sharing one cu…
A new global comparison ranks Nigeria last for baby-formula affordability relative to average wages. We examine the methodology, the wider cost of baby essentials and what the result s…
Koleoso's reported 141.6 million combined views show how large direct-to-audience Nollywood can become on YouTube. The deeper story is about distribution, foreign-currency revenue, own…
Nigeria still burns valuable associated gas while factories spend heavily on alternative electricity. This explainer examines why flaring persists, what the gas-commercialisation progr…
FirstBank says it spends more than N6 billion annually on cybersecurity. Nigeria's wider fraud data show why banks, fintechs, regulators and customers now have to treat digital trust a…
The CBN has cut its policy rate by 350 basis points to 23 per cent. Businesses want cheaper credit, but Nigeria must now test whether lower rates can reach the real economy without rev…
Olojo Festival shows that Nigeria has powerful cultural assets. The bigger opportunity is to turn festivals and heritage sites into year-round visitor economies built on transport, hos…