Category Archives: Insight

Soft Power As Africa’s Differentiator in the Global AI Race by Funso Aina

In looking at AI disruptions, it is clear that two countries are dominating the AI race – US and China, which naturally gives them the power to set the standards that the rest of us will have to abide with.  The question now is, where does that leave Africa, which is generally disadvantaged in all […]

AI’s Promise and the ‘More with Less’ Paradox: The Leadership Choice We Must Make by Dr. Dotun Ayeni

Something remarkable is happening across Africa. Business people who once needed entire engineering teams can now build platforms using Gen-AI tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT, and agentic tools like Lovable, Base 24 and Bolt. I’m not talking about simple websites – I refer to the creation of sophisticated business solutions. The democratisation is real: […]

MTN Foundation’s Odunayo Sanya Speaks on Enabling Nigerian Girls into the Future of STEM

At the heart of a movement transforming the future of Nigerian girls in science and technology is Odunayo Sanya, the Executive Director of MTN Foundation, whose vision for inclusion is reshaping access to education and opportunity. Speaking at the fourth Women in Tech and Engineering Summit held in Abuja, Sanya reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to […]

Ookla, UmIauT name MTN as Best Network in Sub-Saharan Africa

Global leading data and technology firms, Ookla and UmlauT, have named MTN as the best network in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Using insights from its data platform, “Speedtest,” which tests internet connection performance, Ookla, a network firm based in the United States, measured four network providers, MTN, Airtel, Orange, and Vodacom, which account for 62% of internet […]

How HGL Is Contributing To The Revival Of Tourism In Nigeria by HGL’s Moyo Ogunseinde

Today’s world is radically different from the one most of us grew up to know. Since 2020, the world has witnessed a dramatic restructuring of the economic and social order in which organisations and individuals have traditionally operated. COVID-19 has pillaged the global economy, and the tourism industry, which contributes 10% to the world’s GDP, […]

Why Trust and Truth will be the currencies of 2022 and beyond

Trust, more than ever, will play an integral role in government and business. Communication will be key to making that happen.   An annoyingly terrible year ended a little over a month ago. The year 2021 appeared to have wave after wave of problems – natural disasters sweeping through the world leaving millions displaced and [...]