How Globacom Started – the harder you work the luckier you become. Globacom Limited (GLO) is a privately owned Nigerian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It is owned by the Mike Adenuga Group which also consists of the then Equatorial Trust Bank (ETB) now Sterling Bank, Conoil PLC, Petroleum Marketing Company, and Conoil […]
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How First City Monument Bank (FCMB) started. One of the 23 commercial banks in Nigeria today is First City Monument Bank. In fact it is not just among the 23 strong commercial banks but also competing for a position as one of the top 10 best banks in Nigeria. The bank today has 9 subsidiaries […]
PERSONAL PROFILE OF KACHI OGBONNA Kachi Ogbonna is a value driven entrepreneur and renowned youth consultant, passionate and focused on driving societal values and dignity of mankind in alignment to entrepreneurship and business strategy. He has more than 12 years of experience working among youths, 7 years of been an active entrepreneur and a substantial […]
How ABC Transport Started – the story of how Frank Nneji revolutionize the road transport in Nigeria. Necessity is the mother of invention, the sages have long taught us. If you are uncomfortable about something then do something about it, the motivational speakers have since drummed into our ears. Are they right? I sure believe […]
If family fortunes and the environment one is born into are key factors for future success and recognition, Bukky George probably would have missed out in greatness and relevance. However, success is not a function of just one’s background. It can rather be argued that the common denominator for great accomplishments in life is willingness […]
Even though an air ambulance service was first suggested for Nigeria in 1960 nothing was done about that idea until Ola Orekunrin Brown (whose mother was probably not born in 1960) decided to do something about it sometime in 2010. Today it is to her credit that the first air ambulance service in the entire […]
Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, (a.k.a. Innoson) is treading where many ordinary businessmen feared to tread. The good thing is that he is blazing a trail already. Though not many gave him any chance of success in the highly capital intensive, sensitive, technical and technology-driven automobile industry, but he stayed steadfast to his dream. Today, Innoson […]
Jobberman – unlimited job opportunities for everyone. With millions of able-bodied African youths without jobs, unemployment is by far the continent’s biggest problem after poverty. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, adds nearly one million new job seekers every year to its already large pool of nearly unemployed youths. It may be tempting to think that […]