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The naira is winning. Households have not noticed yet

Reserves at a 17-year high and a currency at its strongest in two years are real achievements. They are also not the same thing as a cheaper market run, and the gap is where the next election gets fought.

TalkNaija Desk 5 Sep 2026 2 min read 20

Business

Oil refining leads industrial gains as motor vehicles slump

Central Bank survey data shows a lopsided industrial recovery: five subsectors expanded in August while eleven contracted.

TalkNaija Desk 4 Sep 2026 2 min read 20

Business

Nigeria's private sector posts best month in over two years as PMI hits 52.7

The Central Bank's composite index rose to 52.7 in August from 51.1 in July, with agriculture extending an expansion run that now stands at 25 straight months.

TalkNaija Desk 3 Sep 2026 2 min read 16

Business

CBN holds benchmark rate at 26.5% for second straight meeting

The Monetary Policy Committee has left the rate untouched since its 306th meeting in July, choosing to let a run of falling inflation readings settle before it moves.

TalkNaija Desk 28 Aug 2026 2 min read 15

Business

Inflation eases to 15.43% as food prices slow

July's reading continues a run of monthly declines from a peak that passed 34 per cent two years ago, though the rate remains well above the Central Bank's target band.

TalkNaija Desk 25 Aug 2026 2 min read 15