Rates, policy and honest context - the blog behind the market terminal.
A plain guide to yam export from Nigeria: the diaspora and global markets, quality and packaging, the challenges, and why prices are set in dollars.
A plain guide to cocoa butter in Nigeria: processing beans into butter and powder, the value-added export opportunity, and why prices are set in dollars.
A plain guide to cassava and garri economics in Nigeria: production scale, local food demand, industrial starch and ethanol, and the export and dollar angle.
A plain guide to palm oil in Nigeria: production, local demand and imports, export potential, and why prices and the trade gap track the dollar.
A plain guide to iron ore mining in Nigeria: where deposits are, the link to steel and Ajaokuta, imports, and why prices are set in dollars.
A plain guide to Nigeria's bitumen deposits: where they are, why they matter for roads and construction, the import bill, and the dollar factor.
A plain guide to gypsum mining in Nigeria: where it is found, its role in cement and plaster of Paris, imports, and the dollar factor in construction.
A plain guide to feldspar and kaolin mining in Nigeria: where they are found, their use in ceramics, glass, paint and paper, and the dollar factor.
Why phone battery and screen replacement prices in Nigeria track the dollar: imported parts, the exchange rate, and whether to repair or replace.
Why tyre prices in Nigeria track the dollar: imported new and used tyres, duty and the exchange rate, and how to plan replacements around the naira.
