US-China trade war could hurt Nigerian entrepreneurs: why, and how they should prepare

Posted on Thu 01 May 2025 in Nigeria • Tagged with China, West, US, USA, US-China, trade war, tarrifs, West Africa, Nigerian textiles, Naira, Nigeria Economy

Tolu Olarewaju, Keele University

As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to Nigeria reached US …


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Nigeria’s food insecurity: declaring a state of emergency isn’t a real solution - here’s what is

Posted on Mon 31 July 2023 in Nigeria • Tagged with Food security, food insecurity, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tinubu, India, Kenya, Cameroon, Algeria

In 2022, government launched one million rice paddies, stacked in 15 pyramids, but the country’s food crisis has persisted. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College

Nigerians doing their grocery shopping in July 2023 are paying 25% more for staple items than they did a year …


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