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Why Do Nigerian SMEs Fail To Pay Their Taxes?

African Business

A 23-year-old entrepreneur sits on a white chair in her two-bedroom apartment-cum-salon in the Yaba suburb of Lagos as she unpacks bundles of hair to make wigs. The salon founder established her beaut...

Are Electric Cars A Threat To Nigeria’s Economy?

African Business

As countries shift from fossil fuels in a bid to reduce air pollution and contribute to global energy diversification and greenhouse gas reductions, crude oil is increasingly seen as a dirty, anachron...

Nigeria Reopens Land Borders To Trade

African Business

In August 2019, the Nigerian government took border communities and West African trading partners by surprise by announcing the closure of land borders with several neighbouring states. President Muha...

#EndSARS Protests Hit Nigeria’s Insurance Companies

African Business

On 8 October, protests demanding the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force, began in major cities, including Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos....

Why Is Foreign Investment In Nigeria So Low?

African Business

In early June, Nigeria’s statistical agency, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the Nigerian Capital Importation report, which detailed a decline in capital importation into the country...

Africa’s E-commerce Revolution Opens Up Huge Opportunities For Businesses

African Business

Technology continues to revolutionise entire sectors across Africa, none more so than the emerging e-commerce sector, which is overhauling how the retail industry works and bringing the continent’s hu...