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Nigeria’s Northern Region Records 49% Financial Inclusion Rate as Opposed to 77% Inclusion Rate in the South

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in ArticlesTagged , , , , , , No Comments on Nigeria’s Northern Region Records 49% Financial Inclusion Rate as Opposed to 77% Inclusion Rate in the South

In terms of mobile usage, the EFInA report of 2018 shows that 3.08 million (representing 3.1% of the adult population) have both mobile money and bank account while 0.3% adults have only mobile money account. Also, 82% of the adult population receive their income in cash while 10% receive their income into bank accounts or mobile money. This research aims to look into the financial inclusion statistics of Nigeria between 2008 and 2018 with much focus on 2018.

Understanding Lagos State Finances and its Preference for External Debt over Internal Debt

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in Articles, Business & FinanceTagged , , , , , , , , No Comments on Understanding Lagos State Finances and its Preference for External Debt over Internal Debt

Lagos State Government recently released its financial statement and we provide an insightful analysis into the state finances and its debt profile.

Nigeria’s Tier-1 Banks Made Interest Income of N1.52 trillion and PAT of N521.92 billion in Q3 2019

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in Articles, Business & FinanceTagged , , , , 2 Comments on Nigeria’s Tier-1 Banks Made Interest Income of N1.52 trillion and PAT of N521.92 billion in Q3 2019

The Q3 financial statement of the five banks reveal they earned N1.52 trillion on charging interest in the first 9 months of 2019 and they made a Profit After Tax of N521.92bln in total. This research work therefore aims to further break down the financial performance of each of the five banks while also ranking them based on how they have performed from January 2, 2019 to September 30, 2019.

Analysis of the Operations and Performance of MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria as at September 30, 2019

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in Analytics, ArticlesTagged , , , , , , No Comments on Analysis of the Operations and Performance of MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria as at September 30, 2019

This analysis takes into consideration the operations and performance of the two Telecoms companies- MTN and Airtel listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. In this analysis, insights into the operations of the two companies in Nigeria are provided as well as review into their Financial performance for the period ended September 30, 2019.

More Than 90% of the 774 Local Government in Nigeria Exist to Only Pay Salaries

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in ArticlesTagged , , , , , , No Comments on More Than 90% of the 774 Local Government in Nigeria Exist to Only Pay Salaries

There have been different views on the activities of the 774 local government in Nigeria as the need to cut down expenditure arises while ensuring growth among all areas of the country. This article therefore seeks to provide empirical answers to the activities of local government in Nigeria based on their finances.

Performance Review of Nigeria’s Vision 20: 2020 (2009- 2020)

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in ArticlesTagged , , , , , , , 5 Comments on Performance Review of Nigeria’s Vision 20: 2020 (2009- 2020)

This article is inspired by the column which appeared on Punch Newspaper titled: “Vision 2020: Momento of a Failed Project”. It therefore aims to give a detailed report card of how Nigeria has performed under the three pillars while comparing the key data in 2009 with the ones in 2018 and 2019 as the need be.

The World, Africa, West Africa and Nigeria’s Economy in 2018

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in Analytics, ArticlesTagged , , , , , , , , 2 Comments on The World, Africa, West Africa and Nigeria’s Economy in 2018

In 2018, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) put the value of all goods and services produced in the world at $84.74 trillion with the United States as the largest economy in the world at $20.49 trillion which is about 51 times the size of Nigeria’s GDP (Africa’s largest economy).
This research therefore aims to give a break-down of the world economy in 2018 with specific focus on Lagos State, West Africa and Africa while giving insights into comparing different economies.

Demystifying Nigeria’s Conscious Attempt to Keep a Low Debt Profile as Debt Servicing Becomes Worrisome

By Abdulazeez KurangaPosted on Posted in Analytics, ArticlesTagged , , , , , , , , , No Comments on Demystifying Nigeria’s Conscious Attempt to Keep a Low Debt Profile as Debt Servicing Becomes Worrisome

This research compares the debt figures with global thresholds as well as with the key debt management framework of the Debt Management Office so as to know the debt path of the country going forward.

Download Full Project- Impact of External Debt on Economic Growth

By Joshua OlorunsaiyePosted on Posted in Articles, DataTagged , , , No Comments on Download Full Project- Impact of External Debt on Economic Growth

The main objective of this study is to examine the effects of the various sources of public or external debt on economic growth in Nigeria and highlight the public debts which are more effective to boost economic growth.

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