OPINION/EDITORIAL

National Health Insurance Authority: Mirage or Reality?

May 26, 2022/United Capital Research Last week, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill, 2022 was signed into law by the President, Muhammadu Buhari thereby repealing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act which has been in existence since 2004. NHIA is an insurance model that aims to mitigate the risk […]

Post-MPC: A Rate Hike, Finally!!

May 25, 2022/United Capital Research Yesterday, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its 285th meeting, with the chairman announcing the unanimous decision by the committee to change its convention. The MPC for the first time in two and a half years raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 150bps bringing […]

MPC Review: Shocking Rate Hike

May 25, 2022/CSL Research The authorities raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 11.5% to 13.0%, in a surprising move. This, according to the committee is to moderate inflationary pressure, restrain the speed of capital flow reversal, provide incentives for foreign capital inflows, and sustain remittances.   The rise in […]