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Travellers squeezed as COVID-19 impacts continue
What would have been a merry summer turned out boring for many travellers as governments of various countries continued to impose various levels of restrictions, discouraging travel and…
Introducing Austin’s five forces model for analysing sustainable development
The sustainability challenge is becoming clearer. Being a Consultant at the Sustainable Development Goals, Africa Centre (SDGCA) in Rwanda and on the Global Agenda Council of the World…
Nigeria’s digital agency forges ahead with broadband penetration
Nigeria's economy and budget have been largely supported from income and revenues generated from the petroleum industry since the 1960s. All that is bound to change sooner than anyone…
Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III: A new dawn for reconciliation
At about 3:30pm on Saturday, August 21, 2021, the 37-year-old Utienyinoritsetsola Emiko was crowned as the 21st Olu of Warri at Ode Itsekiri, the ancestral home of Iwere people in Warri…
A silent transformation in Odu’a targets new frontiers for investment
“To be the engine room for the economic development of the southwest,” reads the mandate of Odu’a Investment Company Limited, which is unarguably the only regional business interest in…
CBN’s decision to stop forex to BDCs changes dynamics
The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop the sale of foreign exchange (Forex) to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators due to the reported abuses that have characterized their…
Ajo: Old ally retains traders’ trust over banks, Fintechs
It’s nearly noon on a Friday, and Faith (not real name) sits in front of her open shop at the Article section of the Trade Fair Complex, a popular market in Lagos, patiently waiting for…
The giant of Africa is failing
Nigeria is in big trouble. If a state’s first obligation to those it governs is to provide for their security and maintain a monopoly on the use of violence, then Nigeria has failed, even if…
Hamza Sule: The man who transformed Police pension to viability
When Hamza Sule (WuroBokki) during a BusinessDay interview, recalled the story of how the NPF Pensions Ltd started from very humble beginnings to its current heights in the PFA industry, he…
Netflix treats employees like adults, they get results, more Nigerian firms should
At Netflix, employees do not apply for, much less grovel for vacation, or seek approval for expenses. They even give their boss feedback in public. In many Nigerian firms, these would be…