By Blaise Udunze In a year when Nigeria’s economy continues to groan under the weight of inflation, unemployment, and weak purchasing power, the banking sector has...
By Blaise Udunze When a nation is bleeding economically, with inflation at historic highs and citizens gasping for survival, one expects government policy to offer relief,...
By Blaise Udunze In a society where trust is the lifeblood of finance, Nigeria’s banking sector seems to be bleeding credibility at an alarming rate. The...
By Blaise Udunze When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new round of bank recapitalisation in March 2024, many expected the leading banks, especially...
By Blaise Udunze For over a decade, the Nigerian government and its financial institutions have launched a flurry of intervention funds, all with the promise to...
By Blaise Udunze Across Africa, banks are getting bigger but not necessarily better. From South Africa’s Standard Bank to Morocco’s Attijariwafa and Egypt’s National Bank, financial...
By Blaise Udunze When the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday announced that Nigeria’s inflation rate had dropped to 18.02 percent in September 2025, the news...
By Blaise Udunze In the first quarter of 2025, Nigeria’s 10 largest banks proudly reported a combined total asset base of N218.99 trillion, up from N212.75...
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s economy is bleeding, not from the absence of money, but from the silent, systemic outflow of capital that should be building industries,...
By Blaise Udunze In a healthy economy, banks serve as the arteries through which capital flows to productive enterprises, creating jobs, stimulating innovation, and driving national...
