Osato Guobadia
Energy Analyst
Bio
Osato is the CEO of Enej Insights. He was an analyst at Stears Business focusing on the Banking, Energy and Telecoms sectors.
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13 APR 2021How Stanbic achieved higher profits during a pandemic
Stanbic in 2020: Four strategies that grew profit.
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07 APR 2021Rehabilitating Nigeria's refineries: The $1.5 billion story
A break down of Nigeria’s $1.5 billion refinery rehabilitation debate
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30 MAR 2021How sanity got restored to Nigeria’s petrol imports
Nigeria lost over $2.5 billion between 2010 and 2015 because of crude oil-for-fuel swap deals. Has anything changed today?
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23 MAR 2021What is going on with USSD charges in Nigeria?
The back story: Why USSD transactions have new costs.
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17 MAR 2021Rising petrol prices: Can Dangote’s refinery help?
The Dangote refinery, on completion, would be Nigeria's largest refinery. But how can it solve our petrol problem?
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15 MAR 2021How commercial banks are adapting to digital banks
Digital and commercial banks race for the patronage of millennials. How has this fared?
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10 MAR 2021Banks in Nigeria: Gender diversity statistics
Seven charts showing the gender diversity of Nigeria's banking sector.
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25 FEB 2021What if Lagos had its own electricity grid?
The dynamics of owning a state electricity grid.
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22 FEB 20211970s to date: The burns and bruises of Nigeria's car manufacturing industry
Why the automobile assembly industry in Nigeria has failed to take off
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15 FEB 2021Electricity transmission: A guide to Nigeria’s complex issues
This article breaks down the different problems affecting electricity transmission in Nigeria.
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09 FEB 2021Anti-business Lagos (Part 2): How other states can reposition to win
Lessons from California and Texas
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09 FEB 2021Anti-business Lagos (Part 1): Losing investor confidence
Five reasons why Lagos is losing businesses and what to do differently.
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03 FEB 2021Is bitcoin a threat to the naira?
Assessing bitcoin’s potential as a Nigerian legal tender.
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28 JAN 2021Cryptocurrency's anonymity: A platform for bad actors?
Cryptocurrency transactions are not as anonymous as you think they are.
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21 JAN 2021Business financing in 2021: Challenges in Nigeria
Why it is hard to raise debt capital in Nigeria.
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12 JAN 2021Merger and Acquisition deals in Nigeria: The ABCs
Conceptualising mergers and acquisition in Nigeria.
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04 JAN 20212021: What to expect in telecoms, energy, and banking sectors
Important events we expect in selected sectors of the Nigerian economy this year.
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21 DEC 2020Modular refineries and the path to reducing fuel imports
Assessing Nigeria’s modular refinery plan.
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16 DEC 2020The dynamics of a Christmas fuel scarcity
Why Nigerians get fuel scarcity for Christmas.
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14 DEC 2020Dangote's distribution dilemma
Dissecting Dangote's options for getting refined oil to consumers.
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01 DEC 2020Iran’s oil exports under Biden and the impact on Nigeria
Nigeria in OPEC: The Iran-shaped challenge ahead.
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23 NOV 2020Powering up rural Nigeria: The grass-to-grace story of Rokota village
The mini-grid solution to electrifying Nigeria’s rural communities.
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17 NOV 2020Deregulation fever: Is time up for a unified petrol price?
The relevance of Nigeria's Petroleum Equalisation Fund
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28 OCT 2020Police reform: Ideas for Nigeria
Reforming Nigeria’s police with evidence from Georgia and Ghana.
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26 OCT 2020Restructuring Nigeria’s banks: Holdco fever
Why Nigeria’s banks are re-strategising
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08 OCT 2020Hell or high water: transporting crude oil to the Dangote refinery
Dangote’s transportation headache.
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28 SEP 2020Nigeria’s nuclear option for power generation
Nuclear energy may be the key to clean electricity generation, but will Nigeria ever unlock its potential?
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22 SEP 2020Recruitment and progression at the NNPC
Recruitment and promotion at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
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10 SEP 2020Big spenders: Nigeria’s Tier 1 banks and your deposits
Nine charts on Nigeria's top five banks
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01 SEP 2020Nigeria’s subsidy story: The end of an era?
Pulling the plug on Nigeria’s subsidy
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27 AUG 2020USSD and Nigeria's financial inclusion drive
USSD’s role in banking the unbanked
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24 AUG 2020The story of 9mobile’s tussle with debt and fleeing customers
A look into the fall of Etisalat and 9mobile's struggles
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13 AUG 2020MainOne: West Africa’s internet connectivity giant meets its match
MainOne’s battle to retain market share in Nigeria's telecoms industry.
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11 AUG 2020Salaries vs stock options: how startups in Nigeria compete for talent
Why stock options fail to attract talent in Nigeria’s low trust environment.
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05 AUG 2020So is MTN a monopoly or not?
We look at the market structure of the telco industry to determine the level of MTN's dominance
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28 JUL 2020A run for your money (part I): Banks meet fintechs
The first in a two-part series on the banking sector. We discuss the arrival of fintech startups
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15 JUL 2020MTN's controversial dominance in the battle for Nigeria's airwaves
A story of Nigeria's heated competition for spectrum
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06 JUL 2020NBET and the looming debt crisis that's keeping your lights on
The history behind the creation of Nigeria's Bulk Electricity Trading company- NBET.
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01 JUL 2020From Shell to Seplat: Nigerians joining the oil production party
Nigeria's marginal oil field history and their role in oil production
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24 JUN 2020Private equity in Nigeria: Replicating Manchester United's model
Promise of private equity investments in Nigeria
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17 JUN 2020Fibre optics and the end of slow internet in Nigeria
What it takes to boost Nigeria's broadband infrastructure
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11 JUN 2020The Nigerian story of expensive electricity bills
Understanding the scale of Nigeria's electricity metering challenges
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04 JUN 2020How experience is helping build successful startups
The value of successful founders on growing African businesses.
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20 MAY 2020Refining Nigeria's oil: Dangote's hard fix
What Dangote's entry into the refinery business means for Nigeria