Sim-swap fraud now in vogue
By Owolola Adebola We are in a period when a smartphone functions as a digital wallet, identity card, and security key all at once. One of the oldest tricks in the cybercrime playbook has returned with a vengeance. SIM-swap fraud is at it. It is also known as SIM swapping, SIM hijacking, or phone-number takeover. […]
From palliatives to pathways: What Nigeria’s humanitarian future demands of us
By Bernard M. Doro & Sharon Dimanche When a family receives emergency assistance after conflict, displacement, flooding or economic hardship, the immediate objective is clear: save lives, protect dignity and meet urgent needs. The harder question is what happens next. Does that support simply help a family survive today’s crisis, or can it become the […]
Dunoka Iron Smelting site, Otobo Ugwu-Lejja: More than a historical site
By Victor Ugwu Snuggled in between the serene, undulating hills of Lejja in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, is the now famous Dunoka Iron Smelting Site at Otobo Ugwu in Lejja. Cylindrical slag found at this historical site, which is currently seeking UNESCO recognition and approval as a World Heritage Site, has […]
2nd C-PACT Summit: Adeniyi’s customs reforms, African trade integration and President Tinubu’s economic vision
By Okey IBEKE For decades, Nigeria’s quest for economic diversification has followed a familiar cycle of policy pronouncements that have fallen short of tangible results. Successive administrations have promised to reduce dependence on crude oil by expanding manufacturing, promoting agriculture and developing non-oil exports. Yet every downturn in global oil prices has exposed the same […]
The Gbenga Hashim advantage: A new national economic mobilisation
By ODIAKA OLIKA Watching the recent exchange between the presidents of the NLC and TUC, one is struck by a disturbing irony. While organised labour debates the welfare and representation of Nigerian workers, millions of Nigerians continue to struggle with the cost of getting to work, school, markets and other essential destinations. The Federal Government’s […]
AI Economy for Women: from the UK to Nigeria
The next great economic divide may not be between those who have access to artificial intelligence and those who do not. It may be between those who have the opportunity to build, deploy and profit from it, and those whose livelihoods are reshaped by technology they had little say in creating.
