By EBUKA UKOH A country that cannot protect its foot soldiers does not hold out any promise of safety to ordinary citizens. That is the hard truth Nigeria must confront now.  The untimely felling of Oseni Omoh Braimah, commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Maiduguri, in a coordinated attack on a military base in Benisheikh in […]

Not every agency can move comfortably between a cultural runway in Abeokuta and a policy table in Lagos. Northern Hills does it without breaking stride. In 2021, Northern Hills served as the official digital partner for Ehingbeti, the Lagos Economic Summit, one of Nigeria’s most consequential annual gatherings of business leaders, government officials, investors, and […]

Nigeria’s electoral framework now stands at a pivotal moment as it transitions into a new digital phase.

By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, in its 2022 latest report on the National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report, finds that 62.9 per cent of Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor, approximately 132.93 million citizens deprived across health, education, living standards, work and nutrition. The World Bank has since confirmed that poverty rose to 63 per […]

By Peter Egwuatu A shift is underway in Nigeria’s fintech space, where impact is increasingly measured by reach among underserved populations rather than convenience alone. At the center is Mywurah, a locally developed platform combining everyday transactions with grassroots financial support. With millions still outside the formal banking system, solutions that merge utility payments with […]