By Tolulope Rojaiye A Nigerian professional in London closes her laptop after another workday. In Toronto, a family reviews its financial plans for the next few years. In Houston, an entrepreneur considers what to do with money set aside for a future commitment in Nigeria. Their[Read More…]
Confidence rarely arrives before the opportunity. It arrives afterwards, once we have found the courage to begin By Yetunde B. Oni |Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria There is a conversation I have had, in one form or another, with many talented people[Read More…]
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria’s banking industry appears to be booming, largely driven by the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under Governor Olayemi Cardoso, while the real economy continues to suffocate. At a time when millions of Nigerians are sinking[Read More…]
There is a particular genre of financial commentary that mistakes legal process for a factual verdict. A court delivers a first-instance ruling, procedural questions are raised, and before the ink is dry on the appeal filing, the narrative has already hardened: the regulator overreached, investor confidence is[Read More…]
By O’tega Ogra, Nigerian Citizen Time indeed reveals all things. Barely three weeks ago, when they were still breaking bread, they sold a dummy to the Nigerian people, their followers, the press, and whoever cared to listen, that a certain man, in the person of the[Read More…]
…as President Tinubu set to commission Africa’s largest schools complex in Lagos By O’tega Ogra There is a quiet shift happening in Nigeria’s education system. You will not find it in speeches neither will you find it in long policy documents. But if you look closely, you will[Read More…]
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria has always prided itself as Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation. Currently, its banking sector is confronting a moment of truth that should send shockwaves. Today, a single South African bank, Standard Bank Group, commands a market value at roughly $21-22 billion that[Read More…]
By Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu During the public presentation of the book “Ten Years of Impactful Progressive Governance in Nigeria,” authored by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Governor Hope Uzodinma, I reflected on Nigeria’s decade-long journey under successive[Read More…]
By O’tega Ogra Following renewed claims from certain Western voices, including United States Senator Ted Cruz and television host Bill Maher, alleging “Christian persecution” in Nigeria, O’tega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Engagement and Strategy, offers this measured response. It reflects the growing insistence[Read More…]
On Friday, September 27, the skies over Lagos opened with rain, steady, inconvenient, and for many, discouraging. But for the people of Access Holdings and Access Bank, its flagship subsidiary, it was just another obstacle on the path to making history. By midday, the clouds gave[Read More…]
