OPINION/EDITORIAL

FMCG 2025 Sector Update

October 22, 2025/CSL Research Yesterday, we published our Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector report (See CSL FMCG Sector Report–Sector in Rebound – 21 October 2025). In the report, we noted that Nigeria’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector has demonstrated a strong recovery in 2025 following two years of macroeconomic turbulence. […]

Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Deepens Amid Alarming Global Hunger Index Ranking

October 21, 2025/CSL Report Nigeria’s hunger crisis is worsening, as highlighted by the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) report, which ranks the country 115th out of 123 nations, placing it firmly in the “serious” category. This sobering assessment reflects the deepening food insecurity affecting millions of Nigerians. The GHI evaluates […]

Banks’ Funding Failure: The Shocking Rot In Nigeria’s Intervention Programmes

October 21, 2025 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 empower industries, revive the manufacturing sector, and lift millions of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) out of financial drought. From […]