Akinbolaji Ogungbire

Early retirement is an appealing idea, but in Nigeria, it demands more planning than in many other countries. There is no social safety net to fall back on. Your Contributory Pension Scheme funds are generally not accessible until you retire or turn 50, whichever comes later. Healthcare is expensive and entirely on you. If you […]

Retirement in Nigeria carries a weight that many other countries don’t impose on individuals. There is no universal social safety net. Government pension payments under the old defined benefit scheme are unreliable. And the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), while an improvement, often produces retirement stipends that fall short of what retirees actually need to live […]

If you’re 22 in Nigeria and wondering whether your savings are where they should be, you are already thinking about this earlier than most people. The truth is that most 22-year-olds in Nigeria have very little saved, and given the realities of the economy, that is not necessarily a failure. But the habits you build […]

Your 50s in Nigeria are a turning point. Retirement age for most public sector workers is 60 (or 35 years of service), and many private sector professionals target a similar timeline. That means you may have just 10 to 15 years left to get your finances in order. If you’re on track, this is the […]

Receiving an inheritance is often bittersweet. Someone you cared about is gone, and now you are responsible for money, property, or both that you did not earn. The pressure to make good decisions with it is real, and the consequences of bad ones are permanent. In Nigeria, inheritance can be especially complicated. Family dynamics, customary […]

If you are a financial advisor in Nigeria, you are probably doing a lot of your work manually. Spreadsheets for client data. WhatsApp for communication. Mental arithmetic for projections. Maybe a notebook for tracking who owes what and when. It works, until it does not. As your client base grows, the manual approach starts costing […]

Search “taxable accounts” right now. Every result you get was written for an American investor. You will find explanations of 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, and capital gains brackets that do not exist in Nigeria. None of it applies to your NGX brokerage account, your T-Bills, or your money market fund. This piece delivers the Nigerian framework […]

You are 50, and you have not saved much for retirement. Maybe life got in the way. Maybe the money always went somewhere else. Maybe you assumed there would be time. The truth is, you still have time. Not as much as someone who started at 30, but enough to make a real difference in […]

A growing number of Nigerians are relocating abroad. Some call it japa. Others call it strategic repositioning. Whatever you call it, the financial logic behind it is straightforward: earning in a stronger currency while maintaining ties to Nigeria can significantly increase your wealth over time. But relocating is not automatically profitable. The people who benefit […]

You’ve met with three financial advisors. All three had nice offices in Victoria Island. All three showed polished presentations. All three mentioned credentials you couldn’t verify. All three sounded confident when discussing markets. Now you’re supposed to pick one and trust them with ₦40 million you’ve spent 15 years building. The problem: Confidence doesn’t equal […]