Successful Entrepreneurs in Nigeria – Their First Jobs (Part 12)

There are a number of Nigerians who belong to the category of rag to riches entrepreneurs, having started with nothing, but walked their ways through turbulent waters, breaking barriers to attain success. Emmanuel Isichei Ugochukwu Ojei and Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab are billionaire entrepreneurs who exemplify this. They fittingly personify courage, vision, hard work, as…

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Successful Entrepreneurs in Nigeria – Their First Jobs (Part 11)

In the world today, the privileged positions of founders and Chief Executives have almost become exclusive to degree and MBA holders. However, a few have proven with their stories that grit, hardwork, sweat ,toil and initiative can make a man successful in business, even without executive degrees. Two successful entrepreneurs and key personalities that stand…

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Bank Employees’ Assets Declaration and the War Against Corruption

Recently, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdurasheed Bawa, made a declaration that the Bank Employees Assets Declaration Act of 1986 would be resuscitated to block loopholes created by some bankers as the country looks forward to sanitise the financial system. Bawa made this disclosure shortly after a closed door meeting…

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The Nigerian Sugar Master Plan: How the Leading Players Have Fared

Nigeria’s sugar industry has been in existence since the 1960s although, for years, it could only supply about 2% of the country’s requirement. This is in spite of the comparative and competitive advantage sugar production has in the country. This poor performance stripped the country of virtually all the benefits that could have accrued from…

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Social Media Influencers and the Rising Dangers of Cash-and-Carry Activism

According to recent reports, the social media accounts of over fifteen top influencers in Nigeria became inaccessible as Twitter users noticed their suspension on 6 April 2021. It was revealed that they were part of the Venezuelan government campaign deployed on social media to sway public opinion and prevent authorities in Cape Verde from extraditing…

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