Nigeria, May 11 -- When Tosin Eniolorunda declared that Moniepoint had decided in 2024 to stop hiring outside Nigeria, only to later discover in 2025 that many of the candidates identified were "not up to global standards," the comment immediately ignited debate across Nigeria's tech ecosystem.

Since the controversy erupted, I deliberately stayed reserved in commenting on it because I did not want to react from emotion or sentiment. But the reaction the statement generated was hardly surprising. In a country where thousands of graduates continue searching for opportunities, while technology remains one of the few sectors still offering economic hope, such comments were always going to strike a nerve. For many young Nigerians struggling w...