PwC Africa Podcasts

In this episode, our guest Ojoma Ochai, Regional Director, Arts and Creative Economy Programmes, Sub Saharan Africa, at the British Council Nigeria, joins us to share insights on how Nigeria's creative economy is being financed and shaped for the future.

In this podcast, our guests Olamidun Majekodunmi, Country manager at Nexford University, and Desiree Craig, VP product and technology at uLesson Education, discuss the future of education in Africa, the models driving the transformation we see today, and how technology is changing the landscape for the typical consumers.

IFRS 3, ‘Business Combinations’, has been amended to update the definition of a business. The amended definition will likely result in more acquisitions being accounted for as asset acquisitions. In this episode, Renitha Dwarika, technical partner and Telecommunications specialist unpacks the new concepts introduced as a result of this amendment.

In this podcast, our guest Tosin Faniro-Dada, Head, Startups (Lagos Innovates) speaks about the role of Lagos in building the future of Nigeria from the lens of the Lagos Employment Trust Fund, and its initiatives such as Lagos Innovates.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, rent concessions have been granted to lessees. Such concessions might take a variety of forms, including the forgiveness and deferral of lease payments. In this episode, we talk about the IFRS 16 COVID-19-related rent concessions amendment. When are you in the scope of the amendment to IFRS 16? When is it effective? These questions and more are answered in thi...

One of the aspects of the transition to the new leasing standard that has been proven to be quite challenging in practice is the impact that IFRS 16 has on an entity’s impairment model. The interaction between the new leasing standard and the impairment standard, IAS 36, is not straight-forward. Renitha Dwarika, technical partner and Telecommunications leader, provides insights on these complexiti...

In this podcast our guest Eloho Gihan-Mbelu, the CEO of Endeavor Nigeria talks on how Endeavor is supporting Nigeria entrepreneurial ecosystem, the key challenges faced in the development of this ecosystem and the strategies being put in place to overcome them. We also explored the role that startups play in shaping Nigeria's economic future.

In this podcast we explore the current state of big Pharma, Merck's participation within the healthcare value chain in Nigeria and modern innovation in drug discovery. Our guest is Kingsley Udoakpan, Head of Global Research and Applied Solutions (English-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa) at Merck

In this podcast our guest Iyin Aboyeji, the CEO of Future Africa, shares his perspectives and analogies on community development in Africa.

This podcast explores the growing media industry – its evolving business models and how this industry is being shaped by technology. Our guests are Tokunbo Afikuyomi, the Editor-in-Chief at Stears Business and Vwoke Ighure, the Director of Strategy and Innovation at Business Day.

On this episode, we explore how technology is being adopted to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Our guest is, Mr. Adegoke Olubisi, the CEO of Helium Health, and we'll be discussing with him on their approach to digitizing hospital and medical records in Nigeria.

Our focus in this episode is the FinTech space – the broader challenges on the corporate and capital market. How is this market expanding & how technology is driving new competition and innovation within this market? Our guest is Mr Uwa Agbonile, CEO of Infoware, a B2B financial software company in Africa.

Upskilling remains an important prerequisite to ensure relevance in this digital economy. In this episode we talk about the construction industry and models for upskilling in that industry. Our guest is Oare Ehimuea, CEO of OPL Academy, whose organisation is bringing digital upskilling models to the construction space.

In this episode, we talk about the notion of penalties and discuss the interaction between the useful life of non-removable leasehold improvements and the lease term under IFRS 16.

The Experience Podcast is a one-on-one interviewer-led podcast series that discusses the adoption of relevant emerging technologies in this market. It will also explore trends and proven use cases for the solutions. The series will feature thought leaders, subject matter specialists, design thinkers and business leaders especially from organisation who are implementing these solutions to disrupt a...

The Experience Podcast is a one-on-one interviewer-led podcast series that discusses the adoption of relevant emerging technologies in this market. It will also explore trends and proven use cases for the solutions. The series will feature thought leaders, subject matter specialists, design thinkers and business leaders especially from organisation who are implementing these solutions to disrupt a...

Determination of the lease term is a significant judgement under IFRS 16 Leases, which directly impacts the value of the lease liability and related right of use asset recognised. In this episode, we talk about the considerations in determining the lease term as well as the practical challenges encountered by operators in determining the lease term under IFRS 16.

In this episode, we talk about unit of account considerations in terms of IFRS 16 and why this is important. This key consideration can impact conclusions reached when evaluating leases under IFRS 16 if incorrectly identified, and therefore the resulting accounting model.

Listen to Dipthi Govind (Host) and Renitha Dwarika, Partner at PwC discussing the different types of long-term capacity arrangements and considerations of whether these arrangements contain leases, from the perspective of the lessee under IFRS 16.