Customs Reform Puts Legislative Oversight Under New Test

By Majeed Salaam   The modernisation of administration of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) is shifting the focus of legislative…

Gas Pricing Reform Puts Nigeria’s Energy Ambitions On A Two-Year Clock

By Musa Ibrahim   Nigeria is moving towards a market-driven gas pricing system, but the transition will depend on whether…

Rural Electrification Experience Emerges As Model For Regional Energy Cooperation

By Ahmed Ahmed   Nigeria’s effort to close its electricity access gap is increasingly extending beyond its borders, with the…

NDIC’s 46 Microfinance Bank Payouts Shift Focus To Depositor Protection

By Jennete Ugo Anya   The closure of 46 microfinance banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved…

NEC Backs $4.5bn Gazelle Refinancing To Free Liquidity, Reduce Crude Commitment

By Majeed Salaam   Nigeria is restructuring its $3.3 billion Project Gazelle financing to reduce its crude-oil commitment while unlocking…

Military Pay Review Links Troop Welfare To Nigeria’s Security Challenge

By Anita Dennis   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 percent for personnel…

NESG Finds Stronger Business Confidence As Energy Costs Threaten Recovery

By Kingsley Benson   Nigeria’s business environment strengthened in July, but rising operating costs are leaving companies cautiously optimistic about…

Regional Security Cooperation Is Emerging As Nigeria’s Next Economic Reform Multiplier

REFORM TALKS with Enam Obiosio   For decades, Nigeria's security and economic policies have largely travelled on separate tracks. Defence…

The Reforms Publication Edition 059

Subsidy Endgame: Can Transparency Turn Nigeria’s Painful Reforms Into Public Trust?

For more than three decades, Nigeria's economic management under previous administrations revolved around subsidies. Whether on petrol, foreign exchange or…