Business a.m.

Businessamlive.com is a daily updated online platform that serves as a digital version of the print publication Business a.m., which is produced by Businessnewscorp in Lagos, Nigeria's financial hub. This platform is a key resource for news related to finance and general business, actively promoting the goal of creating more efficient markets. It focuses on the financial landscape and business environment not just in Nigeria, but across West Africa and the entire continent. The site aims to educate and engage those who may not be well-versed in financial matters, while also supporting new business ventures and investments. Business a.m. provides insights on various topics including banking, finance, investment banking, fund management, securities—including private equity—as well as broader economic issues from a market-oriented viewpoint in Nigeria, Africa, and beyond.

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How to Fix Biases in Macroeconomic Forecasts

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

New research recommends using the one-year GDP and the three-month Treasury bill as benchmarks to adjust for distortions across multiple macroeconomic forecasts. The world of macroeconomic forecasting could probably always use a disruption that enhances accuracy. One such comes from experts at Wharton and elsewhere, who have developed a tool to deal with the Achilles Heel of such forecasting: biases rooted in subjective beliefs, such as those for inflation, bank interest rates, and mortgage rates.
How Aristotle Can Save Us

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

Antara HaldarNEW DELHI – In a 1995 speech outlining his “Visions for the 21st Century,” the renowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan called attention to the fragility of human civilization, given our infinitesimally small presence within the cosmos. Our future, he warned, depends entirely on our learning to live wisely and humbly together. Clearly, we didn’t get the message.
How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts?

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

Ifeanyi M. NsoforSILVER SPRING – A global storm is gathering – and Africa is directly in its path. Under President Donald Trump, the United States has frozen $40 billion in USAID funding, slashing 83% of grants. European donor countries are also drastically cutting their foreign-aid commitments, signaling a broader shift in priorities.
AI solutions for climate change, sustainability in Nigeria, Africa

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

OLUSOJI ADEYEMOOlusoji Adeyemo, an Azure Application Innovation & AI Specialist with Microsoft UK, has a Master’s in Computer Science with distinction from the University of Hertfordshire and Caleb University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt. He is currently enrolled to start his PhD research in Explainable AI and ML in the University of Hertfordshire UK.
Nigeria’s options amidst Trump’s global tariff onslaught

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Marcel Okeke

Nigeria is already caught in the current complicated web of tariffs levied by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, in the quest to “Make America Wealthy Again”.
What Joann’s Closing Says About the State of Retail

2 weeks ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

Wharton’s Cait Lamberton breaks down the demise of fabric and crafts chain Joann and why it’s so challenging for legacy brands to stay solvent. Plagued by weak sales and eroding market share, Joann fabric and crafts is the latest legacy brand to go out of business. All 800 stores are closing after the company was unable to emerge from a second bankruptcy filing in less than a year.
Nigerian insurance sector: From jump-start to jump-growing

2 weeks ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

CHUKWUMA ONONIWUChukwuma Ononiwu is a doctoral fellow ICRMP-UK, DR.ICRMP-UK, FCILRM-NG, ACILRM-NG, an alumnus of Abia State University and Pan Atlantic University Lagos Business School, a certified professional insurance broker, and a certified risk management professional. He can be reached through [email protected] and +234-903-596-8732 (WhatsApp only).
Income Insurance: From Unmet Needs to Thriving Ecosystem

2 weeks ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

The Singapore insurer’s transformation into a digital ecosystem pioneer is built on collaborative partnerships and catering to overlooked customers. Business headlines are often dominated by technology, e-commerce and other trending sectors of the day. But away from the limelight, insurance – traditionally seen as stable and predictable – has quietly undergone its own radical transformation, as digitisation erases traditional industry boundaries.
Future of AI-driven mobile payment solutions in Africa

2 weeks ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

OLUSEGUN AFOLABIOlusegun Afolabi has a first degree in biochemistry from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, and a master’s in computer science from Hertfordshire University in the United Kingdom. He is an AWS solutions architect professional, a Microsoft certified Azure solutions architect expert, co-founder and chief innovations architect of Face Technologies UK Limited.
Remembering the Greek sovereign debt crisis (1)

2 weeks ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

ANTHONY KILAAnthony Kila is a Jean Monnet professor of Strategy and Development. He is currently Institute Director at the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies, CIAPS, Lagos, Nigeria. He is a regular commentator on the BBC and he works with various organisations on International Development projects across Europe, Africa and the USA.