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In 2021, Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari, took to Twitter to declare the “Decade of Gas” – running from January 1, 2021 till 2030. Prior to this, 2020 was declared the “Year…

A couple of weeks ago, the social space was polluted by the news of Wema Bank Plc being accused to have opened bank accounts for some persons without their consent. Although…

Elections are a momentous period in every country, that confronts the power of the people to exercise their sovereignty, whether by devolution or in a centralized system, to democratically delegate that…

The Security and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (“the Commission”) established a Fintech Roadmap Committee (“Committee”) in November 2018 to explore the impact of financial technology on investments and securities in Nigeria…

Strongly believing in this motto, “HerHonorSettingTheBar” campaigned for 9 years and succeeded in ending one form of discrimination against Egyptian women.  Even though Egyptian women studied law since 1924/100 years ago,…

In 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that “whoever becomes the leader in Artificial Intelligence will become the ruler of the world.”[1]  Earlier that year, business magnate Elon Musk and other…

I have always been a movie lover and a fan of horror stories. I remember watching the Hollywood horror movie SAW and seeing how the Jigsaw Killer tested his Victims’ will…

In line with the three-pronged approach to regulating innovation in the financial services industry in Nigeria recently adopted by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”/”Commission”), the Commission released the Rule…

About 250,000 years ago, humans started using fire for various life activities. As time went by, we realized the energy potentials of water, wind and wood. Several years after, the use…

In 2016, Facebook (The Parent Company that owns What’s App) secured an e-money licence in Ireland.[1] The license allows Facebook to make payments and perform elementary financial services in the Country.…