AfricaNenda Report Highlights Surge in Instant Payments Across Africa
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas (Image credit: Google search) The AfricaNenda Foundation has released its 2025 Annual Report, revealing what it described…
Smiles in the Market, Tears on the Farm: The Real Cost of Nigeria’s Reduced Food Prices
Feature image In a recent interview with Radio Nigeria, Ugochi Ehiahuruike recalled the excitement she felt when she ventured into…
Burden of Recycled Phone Numbers: Old User, New User, Network Provider and the Hangman
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas (Photo: SIM cards and handcuffs. Image credit: AI) In 2025, Abimbola Tijani registered a new SIM card,…
From Paper Tickets to Plastic Cards: The Promise, Gaps, and Power of Lagos’ Cowry Card System
By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal (Cowry Card. Photo Credit: Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal) When the Lagos State Government introduced the Cowry Card…
Incomplete BVN Biometrics Excludes Visually Impaired from Seamless Bank Hall Transactions
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas The Bank Verification Number, BVN introduced in 2014 is a core component of Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure,…
From Cash to Clicks: How Digital Payment Platforms Are Helping Nigeria Women Traders, Artisans Save for the Future
By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure, particularly its digital payments layer, has expanded access to financial services for…
Left Behind: How Nigeria’s Banks Are Failing Persons With Disabilities
By Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas As Nigeria deepens its transition to Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for financial services, one critical gap persists:…
TADI Urges Professionalism, Truth in Media Financial Reporting
By Victor Babayemi The Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TADI) has called on media organisations to uphold professionalism, accuracy and…
Report Reveals Shocking Gender Gap in Nigeria’s Private Sector
Only one in three entry-level roles in Nigeria’s formal private sector is held by a woman, McKinsey Women in the…
Osun Development Association Re-affirms Collaborative Commitment to South West Development Commission
The Osun Development Association (ODA) has re-affirmed its commitment towards articulating a strategic and inclusive roadmap for the newly created…