Experts are calling for urgent action on financial literacy as an emerging “kids economy” reshapes the opportunities — and risks — facing Africa’s youngest generation.
Children today are growing up in a world that moves at the speed of a tap. Digital transactions, online commerce, creator economies, and financial decisions are no longer adult terrain — they are part of everyday childhood.
Yet while schools equip young Nigerians with mathematics, science, and language, the one subject that will shape their lives most profoundly — money — is rarely taught at all. Money Code Lab, a pioneering financial education initiative for children, is working to change that.
The organisation is leading a national movement to equip young Nigerians with the knowledge, habits, and mindset they need to navigate an increasingly complex economic world — starting now, not later.
