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Roqeebah October 9, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Watch Vice President Osinbajo talk about opportunities in Nigeria

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…

Ezinne July 13, 2017

“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…

Itunuoluwa April 3, 2017

“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…

Op-ed Editor February 9, 2017

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…

Oreoluwa Peters July 1, 2016

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…

Kolapo Olapoju August 27, 2014

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…

July 2, 2012

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

by Ruona Agbroko Meyer Ruonah 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.…

June 30, 2012

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…

May 19, 2012

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

Photo credit: The Guardian 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…

April 15, 2012

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

by Lekan Olanrewaju Photo Credit: Financial Times The Financial Times recently launched a series titled 12 days in West Africa, which will detail reports of the editors travels through the region,…

April 2, 2012

“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…

March 30, 2012

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…

March 16, 2012

#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…

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