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Analysis
What the published Nigerian numbers show, where they stop, and the household questions behind them.
What Nigerians Actually Earn: Where the Real Pay Figures Are
Three public sources give you Nigerian pay figures you can cite and defend: the statutory floor, the federal salary structures published by grade, and audited staff costs at listed companies. Here is how to use them, and what they cannot reach.
Japa: Who Is Leaving Nigeria, Who Is Staying, and What Nobody Measures
Nigeria has no exit register, so every emigration total is an estimate built from other countries' visa data. What those numbers actually show, why 2024 changed the picture, and the intent nobody is measuring.
Fuel Prices in Nigeria, and What Nigerians Did About Them
Petrol has been deregulated since May 2023, which is why there is no single national price. Where the official numbers come from, what changed in the market, and the behavioural response nobody has measured.
Nigerian Inflation: What the Numbers Measure and What They Miss
Why the headline inflation rate never matches your experience, what the 2025 rebasing changed, why a falling rate still means rising prices, and the household questions no published dataset answers.
The Minimum Wage in Nigeria, and What It Actually Buys
Nigeria's national minimum wage is ₦70,000 a month under the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. What the law says, what the figure does not tell you, and why there is no single answer to whether it is enough.
Investing in Nigeria: What the Data Tells You and What It Cannot
Nigeria is one of the most written-about and least measured markets in the world. What the public statistics cover, where they stop, and which questions only primary fieldwork can answer.