Market Commentary
The price of talent (1) – What exactly is Nigeria asking the world to hire?
Two events, separated by thousands of miles and apparently belonging to entirely different worlds, collided last week in a way read more The price of talent (1) – What exactly is Nigeria…
Read moreThe fallacy of sales numbers
Walk into a typical sales meeting towards the end of the month, and the conversation is predictable. How much have read more The fallacy of sales numbers
Read moreWhy trust, not demand, is the biggest challenge in Nigerian real estate
Nigeria’s real estate market does not have a shortage of buyers. It has a shortage of certainty. Housing demand is read more Why trust, not demand, is the biggest challenge in Nigerian…
Read moreAfrica’s defining moment: Turning five global transformations into a century of prosperity (PART 2)
3. Technological transformation: From digital consumption to African innovation Artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, big data, cloud computing, digital finance and read more Africa’s defining moment: Turning five global transformations into a century…
Read moreYoung farmers are already shaping Nigeria’s food future
At 19, Fatima Yakubu is a farmer, student, entrepreneur, and Integrated Pest Management Community Champion in Kwakuti, Niger State. She read more Young farmers are already shaping Nigeria’s food future
Read moreUNGA 81: The side events became the main event — and Nigeria showed up to negotiate, not just attend
I have attended enough UN General Assembly weeks over the years to know that the General Assembly itself is only read more UNGA 81: The side events became the main event —…
Read moreWould Nigeria know when an AI agent breaks into our system?
An artificial intelligence agent does not need to bring down a government website to threaten a country. It may quietly read more Would Nigeria know when an AI agent breaks into our…
Read moreThe dangers of “greenwashing”: Why African business leaders must champion ethical marketing
From 27 September 2026, European Union law will ban vague environmental claims such as “eco-friendly”, “green” or “biodegradable” unless a read more The dangers of “greenwashing”: Why African business leaders must champion…
Read moreDefensible AI: Where the board’s responsibility begins and ends
Boards are increasingly being told that they must “own AI.” The advice is well-intentioned—and dangerously imprecise. Taken too literally, it read more Defensible AI: Where the board’s responsibility begins and ends
Read moreEx-LASU VC’s N1m tuition remark and the ‘gains’ of student loan
By Gbenga Oloniniran As a student in Ife between 2014 and 2019, my greatest fear was anything that seemed like read more Ex-LASU VC’s N1m tuition remark and the ‘gains’ of student…
Read moreWhy are women looking outside the formal health system for reproductive care?
There is a question I keep returning to when I think about women’s health in Lagos: when a woman is read more Why are women looking outside the formal health system for…
Read moreA rescued economy and the way forward
The federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have made concerted efforts and rescued the economy from the read more A rescued economy and the way forward
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