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BN Trailblazers & Tastemakers: Beyond a Fulfilling Banking Career, Nimi Akinkugbe, Founder & CEO of Bestman Games, takes her Personal Finance Message across Africa

BN Trailblazers & Tastemakers: Beyond a Fulfilling Banking Career, Nimi Akinkugbe, Founder & CEO of Bestman Games, takes her Personal Finance Message across Africa

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Nimi Akinkugbe was born in Port Harcourt and lived in Lagos until she was 7 years old when her family moved to East Africa where her late father Mr. F.I. Ajumogobia was UNESCO Chief of Mission. She grew up in …

On Becoming a Man: Short Notes to the Multi-Talented – Part 2

On Becoming a Man: Short Notes to the Multi-Talented – Part 2

Friday, November 30th, 2012

“The only prudence in life is concentration.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Time flies! It is already the last of day November 2012 – a great time to be alive. It is also that time of the month when credit… alerts

BN Trailblazers & Tastemakers: Event Planner Extraordinaire & CEO of Zapphaire Events, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe Talks to BN about the Business, Family & Much More!

BN Trailblazers & Tastemakers: Event Planner Extraordinaire & CEO of Zapphaire Events, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe Talks to BN about the Business, Family & Much More!

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

Over the last ten years, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe has become a household name alongside Zapphaire Events, her flagship events consulting, planning, marketing and management company which she started after stints in Law and Advertising. Fresh out of Law school in …

On Becoming a Man: What Makes a Man a Man?

On Becoming a Man: What Makes a Man a Man?

Friday, November 9th, 2012

“Men are scarce”. “A good man is hard to find!” That is the noise in the global neighbourhood.
So today, I ask the simple question. What makes a man a man?
Is it the broadness of his chest, the six-pack…

On Becoming a Man: Just Before Dusk!

On Becoming a Man: Just Before Dusk!

Friday, October 26th, 2012

“The bad news is: time flies. The good news is: you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler
Just before dusk, you arrived. You came, and you saw. You saw hell on this brown dust. The world is a battlefield, whether you

On Becoming a Man: The Invisible Monster

On Becoming a Man: The Invisible Monster

Friday, October 19th, 2012

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” ― Carrie Fisher
A young man came to me distraught, heads-bowed in silence. He had traversed the city, been to many places, attempted many things, met many

On Becoming a Man: You and the “Spiri-auditors”

On Becoming a Man: You and the “Spiri-auditors”

Friday, September 28th, 2012

“Spiri… what?”
Yes, I coined that. And, this is about you.
You have been searching for meaning and asking yourself questions, upon questions.
You believe in the all-knowing, ever-present, omnipresent, can-do-all-things supernatural being that rules the affairs of men. But,…

BN Trailblazers & Tastemakers: Know Your BudgIT! Team Lead, Seun Onigbinde talks about His Start-up’s Efforts to Make Sense of Government Budgets for Everyone

BN Trailblazers & Tastemakers: Know Your BudgIT! Team Lead, Seun Onigbinde talks about His Start-up’s Efforts to Make Sense of Government Budgets for Everyone

Friday, September 21st, 2012

The Nigerian government has come under fire at various levels, on several occasions, in the wake of controversial socio-economic policy decisions and a persistent gap in effective communication between the goverment and the governed. Budget planning, allocation and implementation consitute …

On Becoming a Man: Questions. Just Questions!

On Becoming a Man: Questions. Just Questions!

Friday, September 14th, 2012

“At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become.” – Leo Babauta
Questions are everywhere – on the streets, in the malls, in classrooms, in homes and even

BN Making It!: Beauty, Brains & Business! A Day in the Life of Ruth Obih – Lawyer, Serial Entrepreneur & CEO of 3Invest Ltd

BN Making It!: Beauty, Brains & Business! A Day in the Life of Ruth Obih – Lawyer, Serial Entrepreneur & CEO of 3Invest Ltd

Friday, September 7th, 2012

When Ruth Obih was denied a visa to travel to the UK for a Masters degree in Oil & Gas Law, her life was being redirected for greatness through another path. She would later pass the British test to practice …