Interviews
How Olumide Aju SAN Became a Firebrand Litigator
Olumide Aju (SAN) is a Nigerian thoroughbred litigator and a Partner at F.O. Akinrele & Co. He has an impressive track record as a trial and appellate lawyer. Aju says his career success is a direct result of the kind of training he had at the University of Lagos by…
Read More »Failure is the Fuel You Need to Succeed – Prolific Finance Lawyer, Onyinye Okafor
Onyinye Okafor’s dream was to become an Accountant like her father, but she changed her mind after reading about Jennifer Parker, a successful fictional lawyer in Sidney Sheldon’s 1980 bestseller, Rage of Angels. However, her first exposure to legal practice was in litigation, which she detested. She knew she had…
Read More »Olisa Agbakoba (SAN): The Making of a Legal Luminary
Had Olisa Agbakoba’s father not plotted with a late Nigerian Army general to trick him into studying Law at the University, he would have ended up as either a soldier or a footballer, which would not have been a terrible idea on the surface. But, it would seem his immeasurable…
Read More »How IT Expert Lare Ayoola is Leading Internet of Things Revolution in Nigeria
With the acceleration of digital transformation in Africa, the continent is ripe for adopting the Internet of Things (IoT), and Nigerian-born Information Technology guru Lare Ayoola is laying the foundation with IoT Africa Network Limited, a subsidiary of Tranter IT. After 17 years of building a successful IT company and…
Read More »Franc Founder, Thomas Brennan Talks Bank-Fintech Collaborations in Africa
Franc is a highly innovative investment app that provides smart investment advice. It was founded in May 2018 by tech whiz Thomas Brennan (pictured above) and Sebastian Patel – an investment guru. The fintech platform helps people who have never invested before access the leading cash (Allan Gray Money Market…
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