Politics

Northern Nigeria’s tech turn: Solar, biotech and digital innovation can drive the change, By Mukhtar Yau Madobi

Northern Nigeria is a region of contrasts — rich in sunlight, land and youthful energy, yet constrained by insecurity, unreliable electricity, unemployment, climate pressures and limited industrial capacity. States such as Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara and Borno possess the raw materials for a productive, technology‑driven economy. What they need now is a coordinated push to convert potential into prosperity.