OPINION/EDITORIAL

The Nigerian Student Loan Scheme

April 19, 2024/CSL Research On Wednesday, 3 April 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed the revised Student Loans Re-enactment Bill, 2024 into law. The executive bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act 2023 and to enact the Student Loans (Access to […]

Broadband Connections Grow Modestly in Q1 2024

April 18, 2024/FBNQuest Research The most recent data from the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) shows that Nigeria’s broadband internet connections increased slightly by 1.3% m/m to 93.4 million in Feb ’24. This follows a modest -2.7% m/m decline in January. According to the NCC, mobile broadband accounts for a significant […]

Artificial intelligence Could Create a Turning Point for Financial Inclusion in Africa

AI tools can analyse data from client discussions, producing legal documents in simple language and at a fraction of the cost of what it would typically take to draft a contract April 18, 2024/Microsoft By Lillian Barnard, President of Microsoft Africa It’s difficult to imagine a time before the widespread […]