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Financial Inclusion: Policy fragmentation, dollar dependence stall cross-border payments in Africa

Nigeria, July 28 -- Cross-border payments in Africa remain among the most expensive in the world, despite the rapid growth of instant payment systems across the continent. Sending $200 to another Afr... Read More


ANALYSIS: Many Nigerians want more states, but constitutional hurdles won't make it happen

Nigeria, June 27 -- Sixty-three years ago, the Midwest Region was created following the 1963 plebiscite that carved out part of the then-Western Region. The historic referendum increased Nigeria's reg... Read More


Eid-el-Kabir: How Kwara communities abandoned Eid grounds over fear of bandits

Nigeria, May 30 -- Tola Akeem had just exited the bustling Oja Tuntun Market in Ilorin, Kwara State where he completed shopping for Eid supplies, when the ringtone on his mobile phone interrupted his ... Read More