By Opeyemi Solaru With a $3 billion dollar valuation, Flutterwave is currently Africa’s biggest unicorn. The Nigerian company, which provides a payment structure for merchants across Africa, raised $250 million in its latest fundraising round, catapulting it to this position. While this is the latest success of this magnitude for…

By Opeyemi Solaru On Monday, October 25, President Buhari announced the Central Bank Digital Currency, eNaira. This is not to be confused with cryptocurrency, as it is not decentralized and is backed by the Nigerian government. …

By Opeyemi Solaru On Tuesday, October 12, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy, Impact Hub Lagos hosted the first edition of the Advantage Austria Innovation Mission to Lagos. Advantage Austria is the trade promotion organization of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. …

By Opeyemi Solaru Over the past several years, the relationship between the government and startup owners has been strained — especially as legislation has often been a barrier to the success of startups. It is evident that government buy-in is absolutely critical for the innovation space to thrive. …

By Opeyemi Solaru As a tropical country, heavy rainfall is very common in Nigeria — especially during the rainy season usually from June to September. Climate change has become increasingly damaging to countries all over the world, from the deadly floods in Germany to the wildfires and droughts in California…

By Opeyemi Solaru Over the past few years, the value of the Naira has decreased significantly. In 2015, the exchange rate was just shy of N200 to $1. The following year the exchange rate dropped to over N300 to $1. …

By Opeyemi Solaru Now more than ever, Nigeria is experiencing a “brain drain,” in which highly skilled professionals and students migrate from Nigeria to other countries in the West, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, for better opportunities. Whether in the health sector, entertainment sector or…

By Opeyemi Solaru As we are entering the second half of the year, Nigerian business owners are looking at the trends and outcomes of the first half of the year to inform business decisions for the second half of the year. …

By Opeyemi Solaru Last week, while addressing the nation about recent insecurity and attacks on government buildings, President Buhari tweeted a threat to secessionists in Southeastern Nigeria. This resulted in a lot of backlash on Twitter and as a result, the tweet was removed from the platform. …