Whenever a major IPO enters the market, investors face the exact same question: are we paying for a genuinely sound business, or simply funding market hype? That dilemma feels particularly relevant to...
Nigeria’s small businesses employ most of the country’s workforce and contribute significantly to economic activity. Yet access to bank loans has become increasingly difficult. Over the pa...
When most people think about investing, bonds are not top of mind. They think about stocks – prices rising and falling, dividend announcements, earnings reports, and the possibility of finding t...
One of the biggest misconceptions about investing is that success depends on finding the next winning stock. In reality, many investors build wealth without ever picking a single stock themselves....
I will be upfront about my bias from the start. My instinct, when I hear prediction markets, is skepticism. Not the reflexive kind where I dismiss them immediately, but the nagging feeling that someth...
Have you ever tried sending money only for the app to fail? That frustration comes from disconnected bank networks. All of that may change soon. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expanding its Open...
If you had put ₦100,000 into the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) at the start of 2026, you would have roughly ₦131,000 sitting in your portfolio right now — before even any dividend consideration. And no, tha...
Every few months, top officials at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meet behind closed doors to decide on one critical number: the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR). While the term sounds like economic jarg...
