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Nigeria — the weekly intelligence archive

Naijabusinessguy desk. Every brief we have published for Nigeria, newest first. 11 in total.

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Week ending 30 Oct 2026LatestIn September the banking system lent the Federal Government 6.36 trillion naira more and Nigerian businesses 537.6 billion naira less. From November, 70,000 naira a month starts landing in salaried accounts. Plan for revenue, not for credit.
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Week ending 23 Oct 2026The naira had its worst day in eighteen months, Brent rose fifteen percent in two weeks with refined products under restriction, and the CBN's own survey shows firms paying more for inputs while cutting output prices.
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Week ending 16 Oct 2026The CBN published what Nigerian banks actually charge and the range runs from 3% to 60%. In the same week, banks received N2.4 trillion and parked N2.2 trillion straight back at the central bank.
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Week ending 9 Oct 2026Private sector activity hit a four-year high while the share of households calling prices high jumped ten points in a month. The first bank repriced, diesel fell again, and the NLC started a two-week clock.
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Week ending 2 Oct 2026Banks have not cut lending rates a week after the CBN's 350 basis point reduction, savings rates are falling instead, public sector unions struck over a N500,000 minimum wage demand, and diesel finally eased.
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Week ending 25 Sept 2026The CBN cut rates 350 basis points to 23%, but cash reserve requirements stayed at 45% and overnight money still costs 21%. Why cheaper policy rates will not mean cheaper credit for Nigerian SMEs.
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Week ending 18 Sept 2026Inflation eases to 15.39% as food prices finally cool, Dangote IPO subscription opens at ₦525/share, NGX smashes N162 trillion record ahead of FTSE frontier reclassification, and fuel prices surge ₦185 in three weeks.
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Week ending 11 Sept 2026Dangote Refinery IPO opens Monday at ₦525/share, NGX corrects as investors rotate into the offer, naira holds near ₦1,329 as the parallel spread narrows, and three deadlines land in the next ten days.
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Week ending 4 Sept 2026PMI at a 2.5-year high, reserves cross $54bn, the naira firms to a 2-year best, diesel jumps ₦100 while imported petrol undercuts Dangote — this week's signals and what changes for your pricing, costs, credit and trade.
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Week ending 28 Aug 2026Nigeria SME intelligence brief
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Week ending 21 Aug 2026Nigeria SME intelligence brief
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