Soft loans for women and youth, access to free primary education, and investing in teacher education are three of the most important ways of pulling people out of poverty.

A single West African currency can increase cross-border trade and regional synergy, but will it be launched in 2020?

Given the competitiveness of the Nigerian economy, Transcorp has reason to be cautiously optimistic about the local investment and business climate.

Developing the intellectual property legal field will be one of the most important priorities for the Nigerian legal industry in coming years.

Virtually every sector in the Nigerian economy, especially banking, agriculture, and entertainment, show great potential for growth with the right kind of guidance and targeted investments.

Improving their cost profile and implementing innovative digital products and significantly improved processes, the world's major banking operations are adjusting to Nigeria's stringent banking regulations to extend the empire of credit within the country.

Even if it means bringing them back down to earth, helping clients give shape to their ideas is what makes the advisory business so compelling and worthwhile.

Despite being Africa's largest oil producer, Nigeria's broken refinery infrastructure forces it to import 90% of all its refined petroleum products, which is why the Dangote Refinery, expected to come online in 2021, will revolutionize the barrels.

In order to increase volumes in the wake of falling demand, Aiteo Group managed to boost production from 25,000bpd to 90,000bpd in 18 months alone.

The future of the local oil and gas sector depends on how well all the players can collaborate to reduce the risk attached to the Nigerian market and maximize the potential on offer.

Peak Petroleum and Eroton Exploration & Production are two of only a handful of local companies that enjoy support from international banks and can compete with IOCs.