Interview

For over two decades and a half, AFRINVEST WEST AFRICA Limited has remained a leader in the Nigerian capital market, delivering top-rated advisory solutions across Africa with dedication, professionalism and discretion; thus facilitating the issuance of a variety of corporate, national and sub-national debt and equity instruments. Licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), […]

The digitalization of Africa is perceived as a forgone conclusion in certain quarters as there is absolutely no iota of doubt that a technology revolution is imminently in the offing what with the continent already embracing innovative solutions and transitioning into a smart region! The last decade saw the emergence of some key players providing […]

OYE AKINSEMOYIN is the president of the Nigeria-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NVCCI), an organisation positioned to facilitate trade and economic relations between Nigeria and Vietnam. In this interview with Business A.M.’s ONOME AMUGE, the economic and trade consultant dwells on how Vietnam has been able to foster the growth of its shrimp farming […]

KUNLE ADULOJU‭, ‬Associate Professor‭, ‬a renowned lecturer in the department of Actuarial Science and Insurance‭, ‬University of Lagos‭, ‬is an associate member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and the Chartered Insurance Institute of London‭. ‬Before his journey into the academic field in 2003‭, ‬he had worked in insurance firms‭, ‬including‭, ‬The Lion of […]

Most conversations about the Nigerian fashion market tend to fuss on the luxury and mid-market segments, disregarding thousands of value brands that represent a large volume of an industry estimated to be worth over $2.5 trillion globally on which Nigeria’s fashion market is valued at $4.7 billion according to Euromonitor. This value segment, however, serves […]

With a focus to be the hub of first call for capital formation in West Africa‭, ‬the National Association of Securities Dealers‭ ‬‭(‬NASD‭) ‬plc‭, ‬a securities exchange platform registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission‭ (‬SEC‭) ‬to operate a formal Over-The-Counter‭ (‬OTC‭) ‬market in Nigeria‭, ‬it‭ ‬has continued with its provision of trading platforms where […]

There is no doubt about the role indigenes and the Diaspora (those outside Igboland) can play in the regional economic development and transformation of Nigeria through home-driven, development-spurred sustainable investments. Plans to address the problem of zero-investments in the regional economic transformation of Nigeria have become the driving force behind AKULUOUNO, translated to mean ‘Think […]