By Royal Ibeh, BusinessDay Nigerian banks and high-volume fintechs are approaching the Central Bank of Nigeria’s January 1, 2027 data-localisation deadline with an architectural challenge that goes beyond moving databases into the country. Some financial institutions may consider keeping applications and business logic on foreign public clouds while hosting regulated payment data on infrastructure in […]
Author Archives: Motiloluwa Awosika
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On Saturday, October 3, 2026, we lost a very dear friend. Mr. Chuks Nwanne, Art and Culture journalist and general manager, northern operations at The Guardian Nigeria, passed on, sadly, following an illness. I was still a music journalist when I first met Chuks. We were all hungry, passionate reporters travelling the country, collaborating and […]
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MTN Nigeria, WWF/NCF, UNDP and Deloitte Shortlist Top 100 Innovators for 2026 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge 3.0
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MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local partner, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, and Deloitte Nigeria, has shortlisted 100 young innovators to advance to the second stage of the 2026 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge 3.0. The innovators were selected from the […]
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MTN Foundation and UNICEF Partner With First Ladies to Bring Learning Supplies and Digital Skills to 18 Schools
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According to data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria faces a severe out-of-school crisis, with approximately 18.3 million children currently out of the classroom, including 8.1 million at the junior secondary school level. The research highlights the lack of fundamental learning resources and economic poverty as the primary drivers of school dropouts, with […]
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For Nigeria’s Chief Information Officers, the period leading to January 2027 involves managing a complex leadership transition. While the mandate to localise data is clear, the path to identifying a domestic partner capable of sustaining tier-1 banking operations requires careful evaluation. CIOs now find themselves in a position where they must distinguish between theoretical vendor […]