Analyst Insight

What Buhari and Trump stand to gain from state visit

By Stephen Onyeiwu Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the Obama White House three years ago was ecstatic. By contrast,…

Domestic equities market outlook bullish on bouts of bargain hunting

Though performance at the local bourse was bearish last week with the benchmark All Share Index (ASI) shedding 0.3 percent…

Bargain hunting seen dictating market performance as correction nears end

The prolonged volatility in the Nigerian equities market, which began in early March, is gradually drawing to a close, according…

Downstream petroleum to deregulate or not to deregulate

Out of all the refined petroleum products, petrol is the only product not deregulated in the Nigerian market and the…

Agriculture, Africa’s link to global value chain

The world will be better off when Africa takes its true place in the global economy. In that bid, Africa…

Nigeria’s economic recovery poised to build momentum in Q2

By Lukman Otunuga Market optimism over the recovery of Africa’s largest economy has increased steadily throughout the first trading quarter of…