On Monday, 25 October 2021, Nigeria became one of the few countries in the world and the first in Africa to launch a digital currency. The eNaira was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari with the prospect of increasing Nigeria’s gross domestic product and improving cross-border trade in the coming years. However, many Nigerians still don’t … Read more
Microsoft has partnered with Nigeria to accelerate the nation’s efforts in becoming a more digital economy. “Together, we have an enormous opportunity to put technology to work, create jobs, to foster the technology ecosystem across Nigeria, and to use technology to preserve the best of the past and take us into the future” says Brad … Read more
You go to America and you find the Americans being Americans – liberal and pragmatic. They’re known for their freedom of expression and their love for structured systems. William Herberg defined the American way of life as: “individualistic, dynamic and pragmatic… an ethic of self-reliance, merit and character, and judges by achievement”. Similarly, when you … Read more
The Nigerian music industry is the Hollywood of Africa. In the last decade, the industry has experienced a surge of talented individuals coming through its ranks. Lyrically speaking, the Nigerian music industry can compete with their contemporaries in Europe and America. Such is the level of progress the country has made music-wise over the last … Read more
The Federal Government has approved the free registration of 6, 606 business names in each of the 34 states while Abia, Lagos and Kano will have 7, 906, 9, 084 and 8, 406 respectively. The free business name registration will be carried out by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for 250, 000 Micro, Small and … Read more
Dear Comrades, Over the last couple of weeks we’ve tasted what it feels like to be united, regardless of tribe or belief. We’ve enjoyed a brief moment of what true governance with proper accountability and transparency represents. The Feminist Coalition revealed to us that running a successful Government in Nigeria isn’t rocket science, and that … Read more
The #EndSARS protest against police brutality in Nigeria has gathered weight over the last couple of days with celebrities, Nigerians in diaspora, renowned personalities and the international community lending their voice in what has been a movement of the people calling for the end of police brutality and government’s culture of silence. It should be … Read more
“More than 60% of the population is below 30. A lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare, education free.” – Muhammadu Buhari, 2018. When the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari passed this vote … Read more
Sometime in June 2020, the Nigerian Communications Commission, the regulator of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria requested for entries from tech hubs, startups and innovation digital SMEs with promising and adaptable digital solutions that will aid in containing the impacts of pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases in Nigeria. The top three startups with the most promising … Read more