Features

Swipe to survive: How digital payments tackle youth unemployment in Nigeria

By Emmanuel Chisom 02/05/2025 0

Every morning, as the sun begins to rise in Benin City, Nigeria, 28-year-old Tonia Osakwe rolls up the tarpaulin covering her small kiosk at the Dawson/Akpakpava roads intersection, dusts off her Point of Sale(POS) machines, and prepares for a long day ahead. Dressed in a neat yellow blouse and jeans on this day, Osakwe greets […]Continue Reading

Features

Subsidy Removal: 2 years on, impact, challenges

By Emmanuel Chisom 31/03/2025 0

Two years after the Nigerian government made the historic decision to remove the fuel subsidy, the nation continues to grapple with its wide-ranging economic and social effects. The subsidy removal in 2023 was aimed at curbing Nigeria’s rising debt and reallocating funds to critical sectors like infrastructure, education and healthcare. However, the immediate fallout was Continue Reading

Opinion

This time next year! By abiodun KOMOLAFE

By Editor 28/09/2024

In the midst of Nigeria’s complex economic and political landscape, meaningful conversations become crucial catalysts for change. My recent discussion with Bolade  Agbola, a distinguished Agricultural Economist, stockbroker, banker and Business Administration doctorate holder, offered invaluable perspectives on the country’s pressing challenges.  As we delved Continue Reading

News

High food prices make us depressed, teary, Nigerian households, businesses lament

By Emmanuel Chisom 28/07/2024

ABUJA (SUNDIATA POST)- Some families and experts in the food industry on Sunday shared their experiences with the relentless surge in food prices, which has imposed a significant burden on Nigerian households and businesses alike. Nigeria’s inflation rate increased from 33.95 per cent in May 2024 to 34.19 per cent in June 2024, according to […]Continue Reading