Entrepreneurship

  • The “Oga at the Top” Syndrome: Dismantling Toxic Hierarchies

    The “Oga at the Top” Syndrome: Dismantling Toxic Hierarchies

    In many Nigerian organisations, there is a tangible shift in atmospheric pressure when the owner walks into the room. It is a culture where the CEO is not just a strategic leader but a demigod whose word is law, whose mood dictates the fiscal quarter, and whose approval is required

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  • “Japa” vs. Global Talent Circulation: A Management Perspective

    “Japa” vs. Global Talent Circulation: A Management Perspective

      Every Nigerian business owner knows the specific sinking feeling that accompanies the “Japa” resignation letter. It usually arrives just after you have invested heavily in training a star employee, and the destination is almost always the UK, Canada, or the US. For the average SME founder, this feels like

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  • The “Lagos Stress Test”: From Hustle to Institution

    The “Lagos Stress Test”: From Hustle to Institution

      In global business schools, we are taught that strategy is a linear path: you set a five-year vision, align your KPIs, and execute. But as any business owner operating in Lagos knows, a five-year plan often doesn’t survive a five-minute conversation with a supplier. In our environment, the challenge

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  • How To Get A Bank Of Industry (BOI) Loan in Nigeria

    The Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) is one of Nigeria’s major development financing institution and has been a flag­ bearer in the provision of long-­term financial support to various industries of the country’s economy. BOI has the mandate of providing financial assistance for the establishment of large, medium and small projects as

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