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Victor Ejechi’s Biography

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Victor Ejechi is a Senior Research Analyst at BudgIT Foundation, focusing on budget transparency, fiscal governance, and economic development. Previously, he was a Senior Data Analyst at TheCable, analyzing Nigeria's economic trends.

He has also worked as the Head of Insights and storytelling at SBM Intelligence

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The N159 Trillion Question Nobody in Abuja Wants to Answer

The N159 Trillion Question Nobody in Abuja Wants to Answer

On the 31st of March 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent a letter to the National Assembly. In it, he aske…

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Twitter ban, embargo on SIM card sales... decisions that impacted Nigerian economy in 2021

Twitter ban, embargo on SIM card sales... decisions that impacted Nigerian economy in 2021

As 2021 draws the curtain to usher in 2022, it is important to look at some of the events that impacted the e…

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Sex, tribe and religion -- tests you must pass to get a Lagos apartment | TheCable

Sex, tribe and religion -- tests you must pass to get a Lagos apartment | TheCable

When Chuks Amadi concluded his national youth service programme, he wanted to practise as a medical doctor in…

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Nigeria's revenue from train services increased by N4bn in one year

Nigeria's revenue from train services increased by N4bn in one year

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in its latest rail transportation data for 2021. The figure…

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INSIGHT: Nigeria's N4trn budget for petrol subsidy is more than 2021 CIT, VAT combined | TheCable

INSIGHT: Nigeria's N4trn budget for petrol subsidy is more than 2021 CIT, VAT combined | TheCable

On Thursday, the national assembly approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to earmark N4 trillion …

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Kaduna, Enugu... 24 states attracted zero foreign investments in 2021

Kaduna, Enugu... 24 states attracted zero foreign investments in 2021

Foreign investors ignored 24 states as the value of capital importation into Nigeria fell by 30.78 percent to…

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Nigeria Trained Them. Britain Hired Them. Who Pays the Bill?

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By Victor Ejechi Verified
| Diaspora Africa
Every year, Nigeria’s federal government allocates billions of naira to train doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals across its public universities. The students pay a fraction of the true cost. The state, through subsidised tuition, publicly funded teaching hospitals, and clinical placement infrastructure, carries the rest. Then, systematically and at scale, the graduates leave. They take up positions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Gulf.
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What if Nigeria’s biggest trade barrier is not policy Original

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By Victor Ejechi Verified
| The Punch Verified
The conversation about Nigeria’s trade competitiveness usually begins in the wrong place. It starts with tariffs, trade agreements, and policy frameworks. It moves to currency volatility, foreign exchange access, and the cost of doing business. These are real problems, and they deserve serious attention.
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We studied the 2023 election numbers. Here is what ADC is missing

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By Victor Ejechi Verified
| TheCable Verified
Stay connected via Google News In the weeks that followed Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election, while lawyers were filing court papers and politicians were trading accusations on television, my team at TheCable Index was doing something quieter. We were staring at numbers. Rows and rows of figures that told a story most people had not yet stopped to read carefully. I was heading TheCable Index at the time, the data and research arm of TheCable.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A community Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

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