Tag : Digital Economy

Africa’s Virtual Asset Sector: The Long Wait to Win and Arsenal’s Triumph

Football has a rhythm. Though a Chelsea fan whose English club has struggled all season to find rhythm, I see some rhythm when I watch my rival club, Arsenal, play. When Arsenal lack rhythm, they try to find a formula to either get all 3 points or share the...

Building a Foundation of Digital Trust: Reflections on PAFON 3.0

On 24 April 2026, I attended the Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON 3.0) at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. The conference was themed, “Fair Digital Payments as a Catalyst for Deepening Financial Inclusion in Nigeria.”   Although I was one of the invited guest speakers discussing how to orchestrate stablecoins...

Nigeria: Accelerating collective prosperity through technical efficiency in the digital age

Introduction Nigeria desires to accelerate collective prosperity by investing in technical efficiency. This is captured in the 31-page document released on the country’s 63rd Independence Anniversary by Dr. Bosun Tijani, the minister of communications, innovation and digital economy. Titled: ‘Accelerating our collective prosperity through technical efficiency” (the draft ‘Strategic...