Nonso Obikili

Economist, African, Extras | Occasionally writes at 🇳🇬

[NBS Nigeria @NBS_Nigeria]

The national average Cost of a Healthy Diet was N1,541 in March 2026. This shows an increase of 1.89% when compared to the amount recorded in February 2026 (N1,513).

Read the March 2026 COHD Report here: https://t.co/HtWGjBhGmP

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Nigeria is losing vast mineral revenues to a web of illegal trading networks dominated by foreign buyers, shell companies and armed criminal groups, a joint government-civil society report said, highlighting the scale of illicit activity in the sector. https://t.co/7ldRFDSlEe

[Bloomberg @business]

S&P lifted Nigeria’s credit rating for the first time since 2012, citing higher oil prices and the country’s improved capacity to refine and export crude https://t.co/MUN3ZSRepu

[NBS Nigeria @NBS_Nigeria]

In April 2026, the Headline inflation rate rose to 15.69%.

On a month-on-month basis, the Headline inflation rate in April 2026 was 2.13%.

The Food inflation rate in April 2026 was 16.06% on a year-on-year basis

Read the April 2026 CPI Report here: https://t.co/so6qTYLs0a

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

@afalli @aadetugbo There are probably many answers. Saw a "Mothers of Chibok" documentary last week. It inadvertently showed the lives of some rural farmers and I could count land ownership problems, security, access to water & more modern tools and more. But the risk aversion stood out to me.

[Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 @DinaPomeranz]

This is a particularly important consideration when we remind ourselves that only around 17% of people worldwide live in high-income countries.

Here's the distribution of econ research on taxation by country income group. Probably not so different in other econ subfields.

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

Important because what are we doing. In Abuja too...

[Tayo Aina @tayoainafilms]

This is why Lagos is currently so HOT!

[Waziri Adio @Waziriadio]

In today's @thisdaylive, I examine the facts and fiction of FAAC deductions, then I look at the types of deductions and the key issues around them. 👇🏾

https://t.co/HMop6yHM2Q

Bonus: screenshots showing deductions from SR and VAT from March 2026 FAAC revenues.

@AgoraPolicy

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

@AbangMercy @sbmintelligence https://t.co/wZv4q531OU

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Many countries are trapped in cycles of unresolved debt crises & held back by an unfair system of vast debt repayments that drain public resources & undermine long-term investment.

The Borrowers Platform – a new mechanism supported by the @UN – is a breakthrough in global financing – bringing borrowing countries together learn from each other & speak with a collective voice.

https://t.co/Q2xyABvtAY

[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

People of African descent face discrimination, exclusion, and dehumanization – every single day.
This must end.

We need to take concrete, meaningful steps to dismantle systemic racism and address the damaging legacies of colonialism and enslavement.
https://t.co/mOIGquuLEh

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

Reparatory justice is "key to dismantling systemic racism," said @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk at the opening of the 5th session of the @UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in @UNGeneva.

#FightRacism https://t.co/8m5Ls5ipqp

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

@channelstv you should probably get more credible people to discuss serious issues on national TV.

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’ https://t.co/iXbCirpTCs

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

Women win record 48% of Danish parliament seats in vote https://t.co/Swj3q0f1yd via @sanne_wass

[Akin Oyebode @AO1379]

No prizes for guessing the state that ‘stands out nationally’ for publishing individual LGA/LCDA budgets, as well as prior year’s audited accounts and budget performance reports, according to this report.

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

https://t.co/jTeS2VPTFu

[Waziri Adio @Waziriadio]

In my column in today's @THISDAYLIVE, I commend President Tinubu for starting the process of curing some of the defects of the PIA (Nigeria's landmark petroleum law) and urge him to stay the course and go even farther. 👇🏽
https://t.co/JSyisRjI5Q

[Nonso Obikili @nonso2]

@afalli @NaijaFlyingDr @DoubleEph Supported. Also voting for substack.