Nonso Obikili
@nonso2
Economist, African, Extras | Occasionally writes at http://nonso2.substack.com 🇳🇬
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Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.98% (YoY) in real terms in Q3 2025. This growth rate is higher than the 3.86% recorded in Q3 2024. Agriculture grew by 3.79% in Q3 2025, an improvement from 2.55% recorded Q3 2024. Read the Q3 2025 GDP report here: microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/cata…
In October 2025, the Headline inflation rate eased to 16.05% relative to the September 2025 headline inflation rate of 18.02%. Headline inflation rate was 0.93% MoM The Food inflation rate was -0.37% MoM Read the CPI Report for October 2025 here: microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/cata…
Visited MOWAA last year and was so impressed with the vision and the (very clear) hard work that has gone into building this institution. This project is a generational game changer for Benin and I really hope authorities act with wisdom and foresight.
Oh. We still haven't learned that we can't "import substitute" an industrial sector into existence? Ok. Well done to all involved.
Enjoyed this about the embarrassing stagnation in Nigeria’s palm oil industry and how despite extreme and sustained government protectionism, there is little to show except high local prices. By @DoubleEph 1914reader.com/p/food-the-ter…
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F.O.O.D: The Terrible Twins of Palm Oil
To whom much is given, nothing is to be expected
In September 2025, the Headline inflation rate eased to 18.02% relative to the August 2025 inflation rate of 20.12%. MoM headline inflation rate in September 2025 was 0.72%. Food Inflation rate was -1.57% MoM. Read the September 2025 CPI Report here: microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/cata…
"When it comes down to it, the only yardstick that a majority of Nigerians will use to appraise the administration is the personal, as no one pays bills with GDP and related figures."
Today, I lean on the latest NDU by @WBG_Nigeria to posit that the best argument for the Tinubu reforms is to make them count for most Nigerians, and call for a renewed focus on tackling rising poverty, food inflation and earmarks for revenue agencies. 👇🏽 thisdaylive.com/2025/10/12/mak…
"After lavishing them with tax breaks, shielding them from competition, and granting them exclusive access to foreign exchange and import licences, what did the nation receive from the Sugar Babies?" open.substack.com/pub/1914reader…
First recorded sighting of ReelFruit (fitting right in) in TJMaxx in the US. Look out for us at TJmaxx, HomeGoods, Marshalls and Sierra Stores! A dream fulfilled- "made in Nigeria, able to sit on any shelf in the world"
Not enough people in policymaking roles appreciate the level of urgency needed to address the Continent’s jobs problem. Too many people remain stuck in their ways, doing the same things over and over again.
MISINFO ALERT: Qatar denies imposing new visa restrictions on Nigerians “There has been no suspension or changes to the current procedures. If any updates are to be made in this regard, they will be announced on our official platforms.” Read more 👉🏾thecable.ng/misinfo-alert-…
Moved from Cape Town to Enugu.
Earmarking revenue to fund government agencies is usually a bad idea because, regardless of the amounts involved, they will always find a way to spend it. Yet every naira spent by these pseudo‑agencies is a naira not spent on a child’s education or a mother’s health. Tradeoffs.
In my @THISDAYLIVE column, I question RMAFC's record even on its basic functions, the rationale for granting it an earmark on non-oil revenue, how 0.05% NEC approval became 0.5%, and if Nigeria really needs it as a permanent body with 38 commissioners. 👇 thisdaylive.com/2025/08/31/sti…
Who are Northwest Nigeria’s bandits and what are we to make of them? @jh_barnett & myself travelled to the epicenter of the banditry crisis to find answers. In this thread, we explore who these bandits are, what drives them, and why are they so hard to defeat. (1/n)
Nigeria's non-oil exports rose 19.6% to $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, its export promotion agency said on Monday, citing global demand for products such as cocoa and urea, as well as government trade initiatives and regional trade deals. reuters.com/world/africa/n…
It is of course tantamount to a regressive tax.... which is the opposite of the kind of tax we should be trying to raise to finance public services or public entities.
In my column in today's @THISDAYLIVE, I argue that the 4% free-on-board levy on the value of imports will offer Customs multiples of its current massive funding and slash its reliance on FAAC, but at a cost to consumers, businesses and the economy. 👇 thisdaylive.com/2025/08/10/the…
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