ABOUT CUFIA

Global expertise. Local insight. Results that last.

Cufia Consulting was founded on a simple belief: Africa’s organisations and institutions deserve the same world-class expertise that powers the world’s leading companies, applied with a deep understanding of local realities.

Our story

Our people have spent their careers delivering AI, data, cloud, product and transformation programmes at global banks, technology companies, local e-commerce and payments businesses, and Big Four consultancies.

Along the way, we have seen the pattern of where organisations invest heavily in strategies and technology, yet too often the results fall short. Plans stalled, solutions never scaled, and the expertise left when the consultants did.

Cufia was created to change that. We bring world-class expertise to every engagement, and we stay alongside your team until the change delivers real results for your customers, your finances, your innovation and your strategic goals. Results that last long after we leave.

Our vision

Our Vision

To be the trusted partner that helps organisations worldwide achieve remarkable success across customer, financial, innovation and strategic goals.

Our mission

Our Mission

Deeply understand every client’s needs and deliver measurable, scalable and sustainable results.

Our core values

We tell you what we see, even when it is uncomfortable, only recommend what works well and keep to our words.

Each client’s needs are unique to us and every goal sets our agenda for delivering customised and impactful outcomes.

We work with your teams, not around them, so capability stays after we leave.

We bring proven global practice and fresh thinking, and we adapt both to your context.

We are committed to delivering exceptional client outcomes to global standards, every time.

Every engagement starts with agreed outcomes and ends with evidence that they were met.

What makes us different

01

Senior practitioners on every engagement

No bait-and-switch: the experts you meet are the experts who do the work.

Senior practitioners on every engagement
02

An Expert Council, on demand

Access to specialists across AI, data, cloud, product and delivery without the overhead of a large firm.

An Expert Council, on demand
03

Global standards, local understanding

We bring proven global best practice and adapt it to your market, regulation and infrastructure, in Africa and beyond.

Global standards, local understanding
04

Your success is our reputation

We earn trust one client at a time, so every engagement gets our best people and our full commitment.

Your success is our reputation

Practitioners who have done it before.

Cufia brings together a core team and an Expert Council of global practitioners across AI, data, cloud computing, product management, project management and management consulting, with more than 45 years of combined experience at leading organisations around the world. Our Expert Council is a network of senior specialists, drawn from Big Tech, global financial services and the Big Four, who join engagements when their expertise is needed, giving you deep, specialist knowledge exactly when you need it.

Experience

Built at leading organisations.

Our team and Expert Council members have built their careers at organisations including Aviva, EY, SystemSpecs Group, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, Kainos, PwC, KPMG and Jumia.

Logos represent past employers of individual team members and do not imply endorsement of Cufia Consulting by these organisations.
  • Aviva
  • EY
  • SystemSpecs Group
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • HSBC
  • Kainos
  • PwC
  • KPMG
  • Jumia

Credentials

Certified by leading bodies.

Our team and Expert Council members hold certifications from NVIDIA, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Snowflake, Databricks, PMI, IASSC and more.

  • NVIDIA-Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure and Operations badge
    NVIDIA-Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure and Operations
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner badge
    AWS Certified AI Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty badge
    AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate badge
    AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate badge
    AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner badge
    AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer badge
    Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
  • SnowPro Core Certification badge
    SnowPro Core Certification
  • Databricks Lakehouse Data Engineering badge
    Databricks Lakehouse Data Engineering
  • Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist badge
    Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)® badge
    Project Management Professional (PMP)®
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt badge
    Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
  • AWS Generative AI Developer Certificate
    AWS Generative AI Developer Certificate

Where we work from

  • Cityscape of Nigeria
    Nigeria
  • Cityscape of the United States
    United States
  • Cityscape of the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

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What is Cufia Consulting?

Cufia Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. We help organisations and public institutions turn strategy, AI, data and technology into measurable results, from the first assessment to delivery.

Where does Cufia work?

We work with organisations and public institutions in Lagos, across Nigeria and Africa, and around the world. We combine world-class expertise with a deep understanding of African and global markets.

What services does Cufia offer?

We offer eight integrated service lines: AI Transformation, Digital Transformation, Strategy Advisory, Operational Excellence, Data & Cloud Transformation, Product Management, Project Management, and Training. They work as one team, from strategy to delivery.

Which industries do you serve?

We serve financial services, capital markets, legal, technology, energy, manufacturing and the public sector. We also support professional services, telecoms, retail, healthcare, education, logistics and non-profits.

Who is on the Cufia team?

Our team and Expert Council are practitioners with more than 45 years of combined professional experience and 20+ industry-recognised certifications across AI, cloud, data and delivery. They have built and run systems in global technology companies, banks, consultancies, start-ups and African businesses.

How do we start working with Cufia?

Select Let’s talk on any page and tell us about your goals. A member of the team will review your request and get back to you to agree the next step.

Ready to turn ambition into results?

Tell us where you want to go. We’ll show you how to get there.

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