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A ₦62.56 billion Impairment on MTN’s fintech subsidiaries
Falling short of lofty plans despite an impressive 2025
Mar 1 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

February 2026

The Margin Problem That Won’t Go Away
Alerzo's eventful week
Feb 27 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
How Offline Payment Became the New Battleground for Nigerian Fintechs
P2P payment trends are unlocking exciting growth territories for local fintechs
Feb 22 • Abubakar Idris
In (Rare) Defence Of Nigerian VCs
They deserve more credit than we give them
Feb 20 • Nnanna
Eden Life vs. Arithmetic
Great idea. Brutal macros. Unit economics wins this round
Feb 15 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
Layoffs have never sounded so sexy
And beating China at their own game
Feb 13 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
Sexy Steel
Why MTN Group wants to buy its landlord
Feb 8 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
No new rules. Just consequences.
Also, what are Nigerian fintechs doing with AI?
Feb 6 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
What People Get Wrong About Nigeria’s Tech Media
The ecosystem tax on honesty
Feb 1 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

January 2026

Business Loans Are Sexy
Lending Is Easy™
Jan 30 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
The Stack Theory
A.k.a The Brexit Theory
Jan 25 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
The cracked engineer arbitrage
Verification in the age of the prompt
Jan 23 • Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega
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