The ENDSARS protest in Nigeria has escalated quite quickly over the past two weeks with several killings across the country. Things are unlikely to remain the same after this. The risks are likely tended more to the downside from this point. This is...

A looming tricky handover of the Presidency from the north to south during the 2023 election (according to Nigeria's unwritten zonal agreement for power sharing). North to south transfer of power as the 2023 election approaches (and northern Buhari r...

In what could easily be called Nigeria's "fintech deal of the decade", Paystack — a homegrown payments solution provider — is in the process of being acquired by US fintech giant Stripe. Although the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, reports...

Nigeria privatised its power sector in November 2013, but not much has improved since. This results in only 69% collections by the distribution companies (or DISCOs) leading to underpayments to the state-owned Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET)...

Shortly after the 2008/09 Global Financial Crisis, the ‘universal banking’ model was halted in Nigeria, with banks given two major options: spin off non-banking subsidiaries or adopt a holding company (holdco) structure. For context, annual pension c...

Technology and innovation have transformed the digital food delivery industry over the past five years, morphing it into a US$110bn business that has reshaped dining habits and disrupted traditional restaurant models. We estimate that Uber Eats has b...