A man, who early had his eyes on the price, narrates the role his inquisitive nature while growing up, played in his becoming a co-founder of Aziza Design, alongside his former boss. Four years after, the firm which is reputed as Nigeria’s first multidisciplinary Design firm, has birthed another subsidiary, Mbari Uno, which is also the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. His narrative is yet another insight into how millennials are audaciously defining the future in Nigeria.

The mLab is a mobile solutions laboratory and startupaccelerator designed to help entrepreneurs andmobile developers launch and commercialize innovative mobile applications and services. It supports more than 50 entrepreneurs annually – through short or mid-term training and events – in a broader community of up to 400 individuals.

Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei is the Group Managing Director/CEO of one of the fastest growing financial institutions in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited.

GLOBALLY there have been increasing trend towards sustainable business practices. This move is driven by various factors including government policies as reflected in  PlasTax, a plastic bag tax introduced by the Republic of Ireland in 2002.

…there is the need to strengthen cooperation and enforcement of traffic regulations among security agencies on these operators. Look at the tankers parking indiscriminately on bridges, this is absolutely unacceptable. If the Otedola incident had happened in another state, you can imagine what could have happened. The crash is one too many. It must be stopped.

Offers himself to replace president By Joseph Erunke At the tender age of 37 in 1991, renowned businessman and industrialist, Alhaji (Dr)  Eyitayo Dan-Musa threw his hat into the presidential ring, under the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC, along side notable politicians jostling for Aso Rock   at the time. Among them were the likes […]

Dewald Kruger is the General Manager, L’eola Hotel,  managed by the South Africa-based Mantis Group. The group recently signed a strategic partnership with one of the fastest growing hotel and travel operators worldwide, Accor Hotels. In this interview with JIMOH BABATUNDE, he shares his experience garnered over the past 30 years working in various departments […]

Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife served as governor of Anambra State during the ill-fated Third Republic. In this interview, he said that President Muhammadu Buhari disappointed many Nigerians when he declared June 12 as democracy day as nobody ever expected such a good decision. He also speaks on the need for emergency restructuring before 2019 elections

With the 14th  African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony imminent, Vanguard begins a series of exclusive interviews, in which Jurors and filmmakers explore germane issues.
Filippe Savadogo In this inaugural entry,  J.K. Obatala  talks to Ambassador  Filippe Savadogo, former Minister of Culture and Communication, in Burkina Faso, and an AMAA Juror.

A meeting with His Royal Highness, Oba Adedokun Abolarin at an upscale residence of another eminent Nigerian in Lagos, was an opportunity for the sophisticated traditional ruler to discuss his ideas about life, royalty and philanthropy. Certainly, there are lessons in his story that could be internalised.