It was long in coming, and few had expected such a move from a government that had in the past been seen as unfriendly to the people of the Niger Delta.

Engineering has given me the opportunity to believe that anything is possible as long as you can think it through

Gabriel Olowo, a former Deputy General Manager, Varig, a Brazilian airline and currently president of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative and President/ Chief Execuive Officer, Sabre Network NMC West Africa, while interacting with selected aviation reporters in Lagos said the failures of airlines in Nigeria is mostly due to the harsh government policies and environment. He said that if Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Atlantic Airlines failed in Nigeria, then there is no reason to blame Nigerian Airlines for failing. Excerpts:

You need to surround yourself with people who can dream along with you

Mr Tunji Olugbodi, Executive Vice Chairman, Verdant Zeal Group, an accomplished professional in the brands and advertising world, in this edition of Executive Platform interview, spoke to Princewill Ekwujuru on latest trends in the industr

President Muhammadu Buhari, went into the judicial system and exposed the corruption within the third tier of government. And this is one area that many never dared to put their searchlight on

It is clear that my mum’s death was politically motivated in the sense that probably some of the issues I talked about on what we faced in the Niger Delta region, may have made some people who benefit from this crisis very uncomfortable

On driving force: I had worked with various large organizations enabling them to grow to become more efficient and more profitable. But still, I wasn’t satisfied. I also wanted to help Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, startups, non-for-profit organizations, and individuals.

I thought we could use the Society not only for career interests in terms of intake into the institutions but also in terms of career progression

Mr. Bola Ajomale is the Managing Director/CEO, NASD OTC Securities Exchange Plc, the promoter of a trading network that eases secondary market trading of securities of unquoted public companies in Nigeria. In this interview with Financial Vanguard, Ajomale said that activity was dull at the NASD in 2016, but expressed optimism that as more companies comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC’s directive for shares of all public companies to be registered with it, there will be increased activity in the market. He spoke on various other issues. Excerpt: