IN THE REPORTS
Chart of the week: Comparing COVID numbers
Testing remains an issue in Nigeria. Last week, the government lifted the ban on interstate travel was expected. Although the number of cases keeps rising - it sat at about 25,694 at the time of making this chart - the government is left with very little choice but to lift the travel ban as it has put a lot of hardship on Nigerians with the rising prices coming at a time of decreasing incomes. However, movement resumed on the same day that there was an attack on a COVID-19 press conference in Kogi, one state where the governor has consistently denied the presence of the coronavirus. The actions and statements of the governors of Kogi and Cross River states, and events such as the FMC Lokoja violence, will provide justification for the rest of the world to keep travel restrictions in place on Nigerians if we have whole states that refuse to take COVID-19 seriously and threaten health personnel demanding for better ...
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REPORTS
How do the Saudi attacks affect Nigeria?
A swarm of drones set off a chain of explosions ...
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Chart of the week: Exchange rate divergence
Since November 2013, a Lagos based private equity firm has ...
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Discretionary income in Nigeria
One question that our organisation typically gets asked is what ...
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Chart of the week: Nigeria’s latest political powder keg
Last week, Kogi’s deputy governor, Simon Achuba, accused Governor Yahya ...
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Chart of the week: Petrol costs in West Africa
Petrol in Nigeria costs less than half of what it ...
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The SBM Jollof Index: It’s been 3 years
Having identified it as a staple consumed all over Nigeria, ...
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Chart of the week: Per capita IGR and FAAC revenue per state
Most state governments in Nigeria do not generate enough revenue ...
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Economic disruption – How the energy revolution will affect Nigeria
To understand the implications of the world's changing energy demands, ...
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Second term for Emefiele: More of the same
Not since the tenure of Abdulkadir Ahmed who served from ...
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The SBM Jollof Index – Cheap food should be a strategic imperative
Since 2015, SBM Intelligence has tracked the prices of key ...
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Translating the IMF report on Nigeria
The IMF issued its 2019 Article IV Consultation Staff Report ...
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How an amended Electoral Act may have affected the 2019 elections
Towards the end of 2018, the Senate passed an amended ...
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The figures in these infographics are derived from figures reported ...
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Setting an agenda for Buhari’s second term
No doubt President Buhari needs to catch his breath after ...
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The postponed Presidential, Senate and House of Representatives elections held ...
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