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#TheYNaijaInterview: Africa is the new China – Billionaire businessman, Ashish J.Thakkar

by Wilfred Okiche Listed by Forbes magazine as Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, 33, sits atop the Mara group, a viable business entity with interests in real estate, IT, manufacturing, and a personal net worth of 2.2billion Rand (260 million USD). Not bad for a young man who as a child, found himself displaced from... Read More

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August 6, 2014

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One-on-one: 50 entrepreneurs selected for mentorship in Mara Mentor programme

by Kolapo Olapoju On Wednesday, 30 July Nigerian business leaders and young ambitious entrepreneurs gathered on Wednesday as Mara Mentor, the entrepreneurship and youth empowerment focused initiative of Mara Foundation, hosted the pioneer Mara Mentor One-on-One event in Nigeria at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos. The Mara Mentosr One-on-One event, a session organized for ambitious... Read More