Forbes Africa profiles Nigeria’s new business tycoons
31 October 2020 |
7:00 am
Forbes Africa goes behind the scenes for our October edition celebrating 60 years of Nigerian Independence. Our October issue profiles NIGERIA’S NEW TYCOONS, those remarkable entrepreneurs leveraging technology to help Africa leapfrog years of economic stagnation and missed opportunities to build a new rising Africa. This month we celebrate three such tycoons, Fara Ashiru Jituboh, Iyin Aboyeji and Obi Ozor.
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