Oil and gas players need to understand how renewables will affect their industry, because it’s time for clean energy

Bukola OdufadeDecember 3, 2018

A whole new industry has emerged from the conversation happening around sustainable energy. This industry is clean energy technology, but Nigeria is still fighting the inevitable as it continues to focus more on the oil and gas industry, while the world looks ahead to the future, a future towards clean energy. STANLEY IJEOMA, chief executive […]

Nigeria must understand that without technology you can’t make progress

November 12, 2018

SHIGEYO NISHIZAWA is the Trade Commissioner and Managing Director, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). He led a strong delegation of about 30 Japanese companies to this year’s 32nd Lagos International Trade Fair, which held at the Tafawa Balewa Square. Their mission, according to him, was to expand their businesses in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and […]

• Bringing key professionals with technical expertise and cultural adaptation adds profitable value to organisations – Oyelade, director, Transquisite Consultancy

Chris IkosaNovember 5, 2018

One of the major issues often talked about in relation to the human resources available in the Nigerian economy is the quality of manpower, especially the lack of or the deficiency in skills that are available. JENNIFER OYELADE is the director of Transquisite Consultancy, a UK based human resources consultancy firm, who, in this interview […]

Nigerian airline business buffeted by multiple taxes, foreign exchange scarcity

Bukola OdufadeOctober 29, 2018

Nigeria’s beleaguered aviation industry continues to teeter along, stumbling, falling and getting up, but still stumbling. From airport facilities to airlines management, everywhere you turn in the aviation industry there is an issue to deal with. FOLARIN ADESENOWO, the chief executive officer of Maple Group, a one-stop shop for all issues pertaining to the travel […]

There is enormous potential for the retail industry in Nigeria – Enunwa, Sundry Markets CEO

October 16, 2018

Nigeria’s population, estimated to be about 200 million, offers local and international investors a huge market for different types of businesses. One particular area where the size of the population serves as an attraction provide tremendous opportunity for business development, growth and profitability, is in quick service restaurant business. Another area is in the organised […]

Nigeria’s major power challenge is getting electricity to the consumer

October 8, 2018

Rocky Mountain Institute’s James Sherwood and Sachi Garber shared their thoughts with business a.m. BUKOLA ODUFADE on Nigeria’s prospects for growth in its electricity industry, despite the mammoth challenges it is facing; the need for the country to scale up its electricity supply using off grid solutions, like mini grids, in both rural and urban […]

Company success is not assigned to one person but to teams

September 18, 2018

Below is the transcript of an interview with Glenn Fogel, CEO Booking Holdings spoke to Christine Tan on CNBC’s latest episode of Managing Asia on investing in Asia, The Globing travel market and success of his company. Excerpts: Booking Holdings has had a huge acquisition strategy over the years and has acquired so many companies […]

Open banking’s next wave: Perspectives from three fintech CEOs

Businessam StaffSeptember 10, 2018

The CEOs of Ping Identity, Plaid, and Tink share their views on the prospects for open banking and the pressing need for players to develop a data and customer strategy.   The notion of open  banking has been central to financial services dialogue for many months, fueled in part by the buildup to the EU’s […]