Insights
Short, practical notes on buying, owning and selling Nigerian businesses. Written from the buyer’s side of the table.
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10 October 2026
The dollar value of a naira business
A Nigerian business that has grown its naira earnings since 2023 may still be worth less in dollars. Buyers price both. Sellers should too.
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10 October 2026
Acquisition debt at a 23% policy rate
The Central Bank of Nigeria cut its policy rate to 23% in September 2026. Debt is cheaper than it was. It is not cheap.
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10 October 2026
Succession without a successor
Many Nigerian businesses are still owned by the people who founded them. The sale that ends that ownership is best planned years before it happens.
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10 October 2026
What diligence finds
Most transactions that stall in diligence stall on the same few issues. Each of them can be fixed before a buyer arrives.
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