Nigeria’s new foreign exchange policy is good news - but it can’t work wonders for the economy on its own

Posted on Thu 22 June 2023 in Nigeria • Tagged with Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tinubu, APC, Naira, Dollar, IMF

A man exchanges Nigeria’s Naira for US dollars in Lagos in April 2021. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College

The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced changes to the way the country’s foreign exchange market will work. Foreign currencies can now be bought …


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Closing Thoughts on the Nigerian Presidential Elections

Posted on Mon 03 April 2023 in Nigeria • Tagged with Nigerian Elections 2023, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, APC, Peter Obi, INEC, Labour Party, PDP, Atiku

Nigeria 2023 Presidential ELection Map

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on February 25, 2023. The incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, was not on the ballot, as he had served the constitutionally permitted two terms in office.

The two main candidates were Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the …


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