How To Be The Best Entrepreneur You Can Be
Where do you see your business within the next 10 years? Perhaps you’re laying the groundwork for a scalable startup that will create the best solutions for your industry’s market or you’re building a small scale business that will sustain a modest lifestyle. Whatever your business goals are, you definitely want to be a successful […]
Did You Know? Windows 1.0 was the First Version of Windows with a Graphic User Interface (GUI)
Microsoft has been in the desktop OS game for more than 3 decades. The software giant’s proprietary operating system, Windows, was launched in 1985 by Microsoft to provide a more intuitive interface for PC users to interact with the computer. Windows 1.0 was released in November 1985 and was the first version of the 33-year-old operating […]
12 Interesting Things about the Richest Person in the World
You already know that the richest man in the world is Bill Gates. You probably also know that the Microsoft founder has topped Forbes’ list of billionaires for 18 out of 23 years, with a net worth of $86bn this year. However, there are so many other interesting and important things about Bill Gates that […]
Chris Kwekowe- The 23 Year Old Entrepreneur Who Turned Down A Job Offer from Microsoft To Build His Startup
In August 2016, Chris Kwekowe was one of a number of young African innovators who had the chance to meet with Bill Gates. It was a TV interview, and Kwekowe had the stage to let the world into what made him such a remarkable person- notable enough to have a seat next to the world’s […]
Motivational Monday: Bill Gates’ Top 10 Rules For Success
There is so much to learn from Bill Gates, the richest billionaire in the world in 2015, according to Forbes, with a net worth of $76.5 billion and several impactful initiatives under his belt. Microsoft co-founder, American business magnate, innovator, computer tech innovator and philanthropist has gained tremendous success from the application of certain principles […]
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Join Experts at Leading International HR Conference in Lagos
Rodney Jordan, the Deputy Director, Employee Communications, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joins line-up of more than 20 leadership experts at upcoming HR Leaders Africa Conference in Lagos. HR Leaders Africa 2015, taking place from June 8 to 11 will welcome to Lagos, a distinguished panel of both international and regional experts who will share […]
Bill Gates Becomes World’s Richest Person Again; Dangote $9.2 Billion Richer in 2013
William H. Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, has become the world’s richest man, again. The billionaire philanthropist achieved his new status as a result of an increase of $15.8 billion in his fortune in 2013, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. Microsoft’s shares soared by 40 percent in the previous year, which earned Gates […]
Bill Gates Re-Affirms Commitment to Polio Eradication in Nigeria
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates met with Nigerian officials on Monday in Abuja to discuss progress made on the ambition for absolute eradication of polio in Nigeria by mid-decade. He met with President Goodluck Jonathan, members of the House of Representatives, Aliko Dangote and other stakeholders, discussing how to deliver Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to every […]
We Will Transform Ten Million Lives in Ten Years – Elumelu
Nigeria’s business mogul, investor, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, recently spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative on the objectives of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its peculiar interest in engineering growth among SMEs in the African continent. According to Elumelu, economic development in Africa can be achieved by channeling resources into Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). […]
Gates Foundation Appoints Country Representative to Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — known globally for its philanthropic activities — headed by billionaire, Bill Gates, has announced the appointment of Dr. Mairo Mandara as Country Representative to Nigeria. She will work from the Gates Foundation Abuja office, and oversee the activities of the foundation relating to Nigeria. Dr. Mandara is a consultant obstetrician and […]
Aliko Dangote is Worth $16.1 billion, Mike Adenuga, $4.7 billion, in Newly Released Forbes Rich-list
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is the 43rd richest man on earth today, according to the 2013 list of world’s billionaires, compiled by Forbes Magazine. He is worth $16.1 billion, with assets from his cement, sugar, flour and other businesses. He is number one in Nigeria and Africa. Dangote, 55, retains his position as Africa’s richest man for […]
$100 million for Polio Eradication, Bloomberg’s Donation To Benefit Nigeria
Billionaire and Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, has announced a donation of $100 million for polio eradication, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The donation would benefit Nigeria, as one of the countries where people are still infected with the disease. The GPEI has a six year plan to eradicate polio, and billionaire, Bill […]
ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD’S WEIGHT PROBLEM?
By Tony Ekaidem It’s very common now to find among kids within the range of 5 and 14 years old to be over-weight. They usually fall under the category of kids with rich parents or parents that think” they’ve arrived” as the saying goes. The trend of eradicating the history of one’s humble beginnings is becoming […]