Nigeria
The New Cost of Sending Money Home
A US tax on cash transfers and a Nigerian settlement rule are not two stories. They are one shift in the same direction — the machinery of diaspora money is being re-engineered toward friction, and the levers you still control are funding method, timing, and channel.
The Diaspora Money Squeeze: Three Pressures Converging on One Wallet
A US transfer tax, a Nigerian settlement rule, and a pending World Court ruling are not three separate stories. They are one pressure pattern bearing down on how diaspora households move, hold, and protect money.
Ghanaian cedi weakens 22.7% year-on-year against the naira as West Africa FX shifts
GHS-to-NGN at 118.65 today, down from 145+ a year ago. For Ghanaian and Nigerian diaspora sending money home or moving between the two economies, the corridor math has shifted materially in 2026.