Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently at the Financial Times Africa Summit themed “What Makes Africa Work”. The Vice President left for London, where the event is taking place, yesterday and he’s expected back today. Professor Osinbajo delivered the keynote address at the summit which also featured Aliko Dangote and Isabel dos Santos as speakers.... Read More

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July 13, 2017

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“Nigeria has let a crisis go to waste” | 5 things we learned from this brutal Financial Times article

Sometime in February this year, David Pilling, the Africa Editor of Financial Times took President Buhari to the cleaners with his scathing article on all 7 ways Buhari went ghost on Nigeria . This is July, Buhari is still MIA; the economy has gone down the drain and Pillings is back with another candid, if... Read More

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April 3, 2017

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“I really liked her, she said the same thing to me” | Trump discusses meeting with Angela Merkel and his infamous tweets

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump, in an interview with Financial Times published Sunday, addressed his very world famous Twitter account, saying he doesn’t regret any of his messages, including his recent explosive claim that he was wire-tapped by former President Barack Obama. In the interview, Trump doubled down on his unsubstantiated tweet last month stating... Read More

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February 9, 2017

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7 ways the Financial Times took President Buhari to the cleaners

The conversation on social media the past 10 days has been around President Buhari’s death, health and mental capacity to run Nigeria. David Pillings of Financial Times shows the different ways in which President Muhammadu Buhari is actually missing in action. 1. Where it all began For two weeks, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s septuagenarian president, has... Read More

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July 1, 2016

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Chimamanda Adichie reveals birth of baby, says ‘I went into hiding’

While Nigerians are still in shock and awe about Mavin singer, Di’ja’s announcement, famed novelist, Chimamanda Adiche has also revealed that she recently welcomed her own bundle of joy. The Nigerian literary genius had apparently kept the birth of her child under wraps after getting pregnant in the summer of 2015. She however, revealed the good... Read More

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, di'ja, fatherhood, Financial Times, literature, mavin, motherhood

August 27, 2014

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Shell cashes out, sells four major oil fields to Nigerian firms

by Kolapo Olapoju On Wednesday, 27 August, oil and gas company, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it has sold four oil fields it owns in Nigeria, as part of its global assets sale, in a bid to cut costs. A shell spokesman said, “We have signed sales & purchase agreements for some of the Oil Mining... Read More

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July 2, 2012

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Ruona Agbroko Meyer: Don’t blame family witchcraft: It’s your call (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Ruona Agbroko Meyer It is 2008. I am in the Microbiology department of the University of Lagos, Nigeria shaking a blackened test tube over a Bunsen burner. A classmate waves. I shift the wooden tongs to my less-used right hand, and hug her. We make small talk. It turns out Damilare is here to write... Read More

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June 30, 2012

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Financial Times: Fashola is planning for a Lagos of 40 million people

by Tolu Orekoya The sprawling city-state of Lagos State has been a headache for more than a few governments. Long left to decay by a combination of corruption and bad governance there has been a slow but steady move to build a future city capable of dealing with 40 million people. A United Nations population estimate puts... Read More

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May 19, 2012

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes for the Financial Times: My Uncle Mai

Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie contributes articles from time to time, to publications An incredibly touching, evocative piece dealing with the dying and the death of a favourite uncle, in the Financial Times. I last saw Uncle Mai in March. He was on the veranda of his faded house in Abba, which used to be my grandmother’s house, sitting on one... Read More

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April 15, 2012

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The “Godfather of Modern Nigeria”? Financial Times profiles Olusegun Obasanjo

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Financial Times recently launched a series titled 12 days in West Africa, which will detail reports of the editors travels through the region, “through Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone, from the oil-contaminated Niger delta to teeming Lagos and a new rice farm project on Ghana’s Volta river“. The first installment in the... Read More

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April 2, 2012

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“Richest man in the world? Why not?” – Aliko Dangote speaks to the Financial Times

by Lekan Olanrewaju “Moderate in nature but ruthless in dealing”—those are just some of the words used to describe the president and founder of Dangote Group in a new article by the Financial Times. Chief Aliko Dangote speaks to the Financial Times about various matters ranging from his personal life and exercise routines to business. “The opportunities... Read More

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March 30, 2012

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She might win this thing? The Economist and Financial Times endorse Okonjo-Iweala

by Seyi Lawal Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance has now received tremendous support for her nomination to become the next president of the Word Bank. Recently, The Economist described her as an orthodox economist whose CV is that of a formidable public economist, in a clear endorsement. It reports that for almost 70 years, the... Read More

Economist, Financial Times, Okonjo-Iweala

March 16, 2012

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#TheNextBigThing? Financial Times lists Ibadan as one of 5 African cities to watch!

by Lekan Olanrewaju In an article published by the Financial Times, Ibadan is listed as one of the “next 5” cities in Africa. According to the article, the city possesses a “rapidly growing economy but serious business climate deficiencies – that offer some of the biggest potential rewards – provided multinationals can stomach the risks.”... Read More

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