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UBER’S EXIT FROM NIGERIA: A BUSINESS DECISION WITH WIDER ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES

Economic Impact of Uber Leaving Nigeria What the Exit Means for Mobility, Jobs, Competition, Investment and Nigeria’s Digital Economy Executive Summary Uber’s decision to discontinue its operations in Nigeria effective 2 September 2026, after 12 years in the country, marks a significant moment for Nigeria’s digital mobility ecosystem. The company entered Nigeria in...

GEREGU POWER: WHEN REVENUE GROWS BUT THE REAL QUESTION BECOMES CASH FLOW

GEREGU POWER: THE ELECTRICITY BUSINESS BEHIND NIGERIA'S POWER PROBLEM 435 MW of generating capacity, billions in revenue—and a bigger question about whether Nigeria's power market can turn electricity into sustainable cash flow Executive Summary Nigeria's electricity challenge is often described as a problem of insufficient generation capacity. That explanation is incomplete. The country also faces...

THE COOK ERA IS OVER. THE TERNUS ERA HAS BEGUN. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

A NEW CHAPTER IN APPLE: NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW EXPECTATIONS How John Ternus’s appointment as CEO could reshape Apple’s next era of innovation, AI, growth and global competitiveness H.G&W Global Management Consulting | Strategic Business Insight Executive Summary On September 1, 2026, Apple entered a new leadership era. After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook...

OPAY: FROM MOBILE WALLET TO FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

OPAY: FROM MOBILE WALLET TO FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE How a fintech platform is reshaping payments, financial inclusion and everyday commerce in Nigeria Executive Summary Nigeria's financial-services industry is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades. The bank branch is no longer the only gateway to financial services. Today, Nigerians can transfer money, pay bills,...

Enugu Coal: From the Black Gold of the Past to a Strategic Test for the Future

Enugu Coal: From the Black Gold of the Past to a Strategic Test for the Future Revisiting Enugu State's Coal Industry, Its Economic Legacy, Environmental Costs and the Opportunity for a New Mining Era H.G&W Global Management Consulting | Industry & Economic Insight Executive Summary Few natural resources are as closely associated with the...

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI: GOLD, GROWTH & THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL MINING

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI: GOLD, GROWTH & THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL MINING How a historic African mining company is repositioning itself for a new era of gold, capital discipline and responsible resource development Executive Summary Gold mining has always been about more than extracting a precious metal. It is a business of geology, capital, technology,...

The Igbo Apprenticeship Model: An Indigenous Blueprint for Entrepreneurship, Wealth Creation and Sustainable Business Growth

The Igbo Apprenticeship Model: An Indigenous Blueprint for Entrepreneurship, Wealth Creation and Sustainable Business Growth How a centuries-old system of mentorship, skills transfer and business settlement offers lessons for the future of enterprise development By H.G&W – Global Management Consulting Executive Summary Across the world, governments and development institutions are searching for effective ways...

BUA GROUP: BUILDING THE INDUSTRIAL BACKBONE OF NIGERIA

BUA GROUP: BUILDING THE INDUSTRIAL BACKBONE OF NIGERIA From Trading to Industrial Transformation: What BUA's Growth Reveals About Building African Business Giants Executive Summary Nigeria has no shortage of entrepreneurs. What it needs—and increasingly needs urgently—is industrial capacity. That distinction makes BUA Group particularly important. Founded in 1988 by Abdul Samad Rabiu, BUA began as a...

Africa-Led Businesses: Building the Next Generation of Global Enterprises

Africa-Led Businesses: Building the Next Generation of Global Enterprises How African entrepreneurs and companies are moving from local opportunity to global competitiveness H.G&W Global Management Consulting | Thought Leadership Executive Summary For decades, the dominant narrative about doing business in Africa has often focused on what international companies can do in Africa. That narrative is...

THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS IS BEING BUILT IN DATA CENTRES

The Data Centre Revolution: How Digital Infrastructure Is Shaping the Future of Business Beyond Servers and Storage: Why Data Centres Are Becoming Strategic Assets for Growth, AI, Resilience, and Competitive Advantage By H.G&W – Global Management Consulting Executive Summary For much of the digital era, data centres were treated as largely invisible technology infrastructure—the...