Halima Dangote on changing the narrative on women in Nigeria
By CNBC
03 September 2019 |
6:00 am
On the sidelines of the 59th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, to discuss some issues impacting young girls and women in Nigeria, Halima Dangote, Executive Director of Aliko Dangote Foundation joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.
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