In 2019, Nigeria’s banking sector experienced a major event: Access Bank, now the country’s largest bank by assets, acquired Diamond Bank, which used to be at the top of the food chain as the largest tier-2 lender in the country. For Chiderah Azodoh who worked on the intricate corporate finance details of the merger, it
Few founders dare to take on the challenge of preserving Africa’s linguistic heritage. Anthony Otaigbe is one of them. When I first stumbled on Izesan!’s Instagram ad, I paused. Here was someone promising to do for African languages what Duolingo did for Spanish and French. Anthony Otaigbe, founder of edtech platform Izesan!, was one of
Thousands of weddings are held every year in Nigeria’s booming million-dollar wedding industry. Blessing Oluwawamiri Alakija, wedding planner and founder of Bblizz Events, says that on average, newlywed couples spend as much as ₦20,000,000 ($12,500) or more for a 500-guest wedding. These days, budgets don’t necessarily depend on the number of guests, she says, rather on the desired
Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance Moody’s Upgrades Nigeria’s Rating to B3, Cites Improved Reserves Your browser does not support the video tag. Moody’s has upgraded Nigeria’s rating by a notch to ‘B3’ from ‘Caa1,’ citing significant improvements in the country’s external and fiscal positions. The credit ratings agency revised Nigeria’s outlook to ‘stable’ from