As 2025 draws to a close, Nigeria’s economic landscape is showing signs of cautious resurgence—but the story behind the numbers is uneven. Some sectors are quietly booming, others remain fragile, and a handful require strategic capital and serious policy fixes. The winners, the laggards, and the potential value creators are starting to emerge. Non-oil growth:

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has dismissed claims that domestic airfares are inflated due to multiple taxes, insisting that airlines do not pay the alleged levies, while attributing fare increases to normal market forces of demand and supply. Michael Achimugu, director of public affairs and consumer protection in a statement on X on Sunday

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has urged Nigerians to look beyond the festivities of the Yuletide season and embrace what he described as the greatest and most enduring gift ever given to humanity—Jesus Christ. Adeboye said acceptance of this divine gift guarantees fulfilment, peace of mind and freedom

This article, which is a follow-up on last week’s, titled, “Behold, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): Lessons for Nigeria,” takes the position that Nigeria needs more hydropower dams, and, indeed, two or three mega or multiple-thousand megawatt dams. With the recent commissioning of the GERD in Ethiopia (September 2025) and the Julius Nyerere Dam