By KABIR FAGGE As banks across Nigeria and West Africa race to modernise, a quiet transformation is taking place. Not in front-facing apps or glossy fintech interfaces, but deep within their data systems. At the core of this shift is a growing reliance on applied machine learning to improve customer targeting, reduce risk, and guide branch […]

By Paul James The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced to the general public that the 2025 Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will commence in August 2025. Online pre-registration will be available on the INEC website  http://cvr.inecnigeria.org,  starting August 18, 2025. In-person registration will take place at 811 centres across the 774 Local Government […]

By HANNIEL NOBOH  On July 30, 2025  Vanguard, a highly respected national  newspaper, published an editorial titled  “30% Processing of Export Raw Materials”, offering its perspective on the recently passed Senate bill mandating that all raw materials exported from Nigeria must be processed locally by at least 30 percent. This long-overdue legislation is a welcome development […]

By ADETAYO ADEGBENLE  While the Electricity Act 2023 fulfills a constitutional mandate by granting states legal authority to regulate electricity, this decentralisation harbours significant risks. Merely transferring power is insufficient; successful implementation demands robust institutional capacity, coordination mechanisms, and legal harmonisation. Without these, the Act risks fragmenting Nigeria’s electricity market rather than empowering it inclusively.     […]

By DAN AIBANGBE  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, remains the life-blood of the Nigerian economy in terms of governmental revenue earnings as well as fuel for industrial and domestic productivity. The successes and failures resulting from the activities of this mega – corporation have far-reaching effects on the entire populace. No wonder, everyone is keenly […]