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Why 13 creditor banks suddenly seized fire on 9mobile, formally Etisalat

Two weeks of undercover investigations by Business Hilights Economic Research Team (BHERT) on why the rush and aggression deployed by the consortium of 13 banks fighting for their trapped $1.2bn at Etisalat Nigeria, now 9Mobile suddenly eased has paid off….

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MDAs not leading in use of local products like PCs, cars bad for EO3—BH survey

Latest report by the Business Hilights Economic Research team (BHERT) has show that contrary to the ongoing campaign by the federal government through the issuance of the Executive Order (EO) 3 of May 18th , 2017 to drive local contents…

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NCC helpless, silent as GSM majors squeeze ISPs with floorless data price regime

If the current suspension of the review of Data Price Floor (DPF) by the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) continues, chances are that more Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will shut down and go out of business. Investigations by Business…

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How Shittu failed to accomplish repositioning NIPOST for digital banking services

Two months after several assurances that arrangements have been concluded by the Ministry of Communications to effectively return moribund Nigerian Postal Agency (NIPOST) to relevance and profitability by introducing delivery of digital banking services across its outlets in Nigeria, the…

Narcotic epidemic, gambling craze rising to kill youths’ productive future—BH Survey

A new wave of double jeopardy is gradually building up amongst Nigerian young population especially in cities and schools to the detriment of the nation’s productive future, Business Hilights can authoritatively report. The first danger according our investigations is the…

Bad Port access roads: Like Lagos, like Onne—BH Report

Barely one month after the dishing out of Executive Order (EO) to drive ease of doing business at ports and 24 hours port operations, studies by Business Hilights Economic Research Team (BHERT) has shown that the situation at both Lagos…

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Etisalat’s 18.5m subscriber base bad for foreign buyers, good for Glo—BH Analysis

Contrary to speculations that Etisalat Nigeria loan default crisis will finally terminate with foreign investors coming to acquire its assets and liabilities, analysis of facts and figures on ground has shown that the possible deal in this circumstance is merger…

Nigeria’s demurrage-free days at ports lowest among neighboring West, Central Africa

Another angle frustrating ease of doing business at the Nigeria ports has been uncovered by the Business Hilights Economic Research Team (BHERT). A new report it released weekend in Lagos, it said “All most all shipping companies operating in Lagos…