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Family Businesses in Nigeria: Alhaji Alhassan Dantata and Sons
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s biggest corporations have such a wide reach, it’s hard to imagine a time in which they didn’t exist. Among this group is Alhassan Dantata and Sons, an institution that’s practically inseparable from the country’s own economic evolution. It has gone from a being a simple kolanut trading venture to a collection of energy, construction … Continue reading Family Businesses in Nigeria: Alhaji Alhassan Dantata and Sons
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Did You Know? Nigeria’s Groundnut Pyramids
April 19, 2022
Groundnut pyramids have become a symbol of national nostalgia for Nigerians. They get mentioned in laments and rants critical of the country’s economic state, and are referred to in school history classes and in discussions by older citizens who remember the “good old days” when things worked as they should. But there was a time … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria’s Groundnut Pyramids
