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Do You Know The Nigerians On The 2020 Forbes List?
April 19, 2022
Recently, Forbes released its annual exclusive billionaires ranking with only 4 Nigerians – Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdul Samad Rabiu and Folorunsho Alakija – making the highly coveted list. Amongst the four, Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group retained his spot as the World’s richest black person with a fortune of USD10.1 billion. Mike Adenuga, … Continue reading Do You Know The Nigerians On The 2020 Forbes List?
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Social Media Accounts To Follow: These Nigerians Made The Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List | Technology Category |Part 2
April 19, 2022
In July, Forbes Africa released its 30 under 30 list which contains the names of 120 high-flying individuals under four categories: business, technology, creatives, and sports. These individuals have done amazingly well in their respective fields, hence the recognition by Forbes. Last week, we looked at the high-achieving individuals in the technology space who appeared … Continue reading Social Media Accounts To Follow: These Nigerians Made The Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List | Technology Category |Part 2
Aiteo Founder, Benedict Peters, Gets Forbes Award
April 19, 2022
Benedict Peters, the founder of Nigerian oil giant Aiteo, has been named Africa’s oil and gas leader of the year by Forbes. He was conferred with this honour at the Forbes Best of Africa gala, which held in New York on the 27th of September. Forbes says the award was given to Mr. Peters in … Continue reading Aiteo Founder, Benedict Peters, Gets Forbes Award
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The 26 Year Old Serial Entrepreneur Building World Class Startups
April 19, 2022
You don’t get on the Forbes Africa list of thirty young people under the age of thirty unless you’re doing something extraordinary. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, the stockily built serial startup founder, has found himself a spot on it, but he’ll probably wave off the idea that he’s performing wonders. As far as he’s concerned, what most … Continue reading Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The 26 Year Old Serial Entrepreneur Building World Class Startups
Okonjo – Iweala Makes List For Forbes Most Powerful Women In The World!
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, enters the list of Forbes Most Powerful Women in the World at number 81. She is in a list that includes heads of states, CEOs, media personalities and entertainers.
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Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka & Femi Kuti makes Forbes list of 40 Most Powerful African Celebrities
April 19, 2022
Determining the celebrities who exert the highest degree of influence in contemporary African pop culture involved sifting through the nominations for the individuals with the highest numbers of votes, and then measuring their media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online), number of web references on Google, TV/radio mentions and their general clout across the continent.
