February 18, 2026/InvestmentOne Report The NGXASI advanced by 0.56% to close at 190,427.96pts, as the gains recorded in SEPLAT (+8.33%), ZENITHBANK(+3.91%) and PRESCO (+4.05%) drove the Nigerian bourse into the positive terrain. In the fixed income space, the Treasury Bills secondary market traded on a positive note due to […]
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N328.5Bn Billing: How Political Patronage Built Lagos’ Agbero Shadow Tax Empire
February 18, 2026 By Blaise Udunze Lagos prides itself as Africa’s commercial nerve centre. It markets innovation, fintech unicorns, rail lines, blue-water ferries, and billion-dollar real estate. Though with the glittering skyline and megacity ambition lies a parallel state, a shadow taxation regime run not from Alausa, but from motor […]
Food Inflation Dips Further
February 18, 2026/CSL Research Recently released data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that headline inflation eased further to 15.1% year-on-year (y/y) in January, down slightly from 15.2% y/y recorded in the previous month. A key driver of the slowdown was the sustained moderation in food prices. Food […]
