Here’s a man with such a humble beginning that he ventured into many menial jobs to survive, just to put food on the table. He sold second-hand clothes, he did carpentry jobs and was also a painter. It did not end there. Maduka was a bus conductor and later a commercial bus driver. He was once auto spare parts seller. What did he not do? Today, he is a billionaire and into transportation business, insurance, banking, education etc. At a time, Peace Mass Transit had up to 4,000 buses in Nigeria.

Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, can be an interviewer’s delight. That is if you do not allow…

Olugbenga Ogunmefun is a remarkable individual who embodies passion and resilience in his work. He has dedicated over 25 years to interfacing with policymakers, stakeholders, and scholars in both the public and private sectors

Something quite dear to the heart of Governor Godwin Obaseki is the discernible revolution his
government has wrought in the education sector in Edo State which other states are trying to emulate.
Obaseki spoke about what prompted the transformation which started about seven years ago, and the voyage so far, when a Vanguard crew, comprising the Editor, Mr. Eze Anaba, Saturday Editor, Mr. Onochie Anibeze, Regional Editor, South-South, Mr. Emma Amaize, and Correspondent, Edo State, Mr. Alemma Ozioruva-Aliu, met with him at Government House, Benin-City, penultimate Thursday. He also shed light on how he boosted the internal revenue-generating capacity of the state, his battle against criminally-minded herders, and the local, national, and international struggle over the return of Benin artifacts. Excerpts:

“Electricity is not stranded anywhere. If you can give somebody in Bayelsa 20 hours, you can give somebody in Lagos and Sokoto 20 hours”