Nigeria Is Using More Foreign Currency. What Should You Be Doing Differently?
Recent reporting shows that Nigeria’s foreign-exchange utilization reached $50.9 billion in 2025, its highest level in six years and a 91% increase from the previous year. The figure reflects the scale of foreign-currency demand moving through the economy, particularly from businesses with international obligations.
Nigeria’s Economy Grew 4.43%. What Does That Mean for You?
Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43% in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics. That is higher than the 3.89% recorded in the first quarter and the 4.23% recorded in the same quarter of 2025.
Why Buying Property and Building Wealth Are Not Always the Same Thing
Buying property can build wealth, but ownership alone is not enough. Learn how to evaluate property as part of a broader financial strategy.
Nigeria’s Credit Outlook and What It Means for Investors
Nigeria’s positive credit outlook is encouraging, but investors still need to understand risk, return and diversification before making decisions.
Insurance Is Not Just Protection: How Businesses Can Protect Their Cash Flow
For many Nigerian businesses, insurance is often treated as an administrative requirement: something to arrange when a vehicle is purchased, a property is acquired or a contract requires evidence of cover.
More Bank Capital Does Not Automatically Mean Easier SME Finance
SME Financing in Nigeria: Why Access to Capital Still Matters. Nigeria’s stronger banking capital base could expand SME financing, but businesses must become more finance-ready to turn available capital into growth.
Understanding Debt Factoring for Nigerian Businesses
A business can have a signed contract, deliver the goods, issue an invoice and still be short of cash. This is one of the most important distinctions in business finance: revenue is not the same as liquidity. A sale may be profitable on paper, but the cash required to pay employees, replenish inventory, meet operating expenses or take on another contract may remain tied up in an unpaid invoice.