Volatility Is Not the Problem. What Nigeria’s Finance Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Value Creation
In a room full of people who collectively manage, advise...
In a room full of people who collectively manage, advise on, and influence billions of naira in capital, the most striking moment at the maiden NOLT Summit was not a bold prediction or a policy recommendation. It was a question that nobody could answer quickly.
How do you create lasting value in an economy where the rules of the game keep changing before the current move is finished?
That question sat at the centre of “From Volatility to Value: Strategic Finance in Uncertain Times,” the theme of the inaugural NOLT Summit held on Thursday, 30th April 2026 at The Anthonia in Ikoyi, Lagos. Convened by NOLT Finance, the CBN-licensed investment, credit, and financial advisory firm marking its fifth year of operations, the event brought together a caliber of financial minds rarely assembled outside of a boardroom.
Dr. Biodun Adedipe (Founder & Chief Consultant, BAA Consult, Keynote Speaker at NOLT SUMMIT 2026)
Dr. Biodun Adedipe, one of Nigeria’s most respected economists and founder of B. Adedipe Associates, delivered the keynote, framing the structural forces reshaping the Nigerian and global financial landscape with the kind of specificity the room clearly came for. His central argument was pointed: volatility is not the enemy. The real danger lies in institutions that have built their entire strategic architecture around the assumption that stability is the default. In Nigeria’s current reality, that assumption is not just outdated. It is expensive.
(L–R) Mr. Babatunde Dada (MD/CEO, NOLT Finance), Mr. Olaolu Alabi (Executive Director, Real Assets, Cardinal Stone), Mrs Seyi Bella (Partner & Head of Banking and Finance Practice, Banwo & Ighodalo), Mrs Dolabomi Onanuga (Senior Vice President, Business Development, Flutterwave), Mr Samson Esemuede (Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Zrosk Investment Management), Mr Robert Ijewere (Executive Director, NOLT Finance)
The panels that followed tested that thesis from every angle. The lineup included Dr. Muyiwa Oni, Region...
