The rise and rise of Access Bank
Access Bank has risen to become Nigeria’s biggest bank and is rapidly becoming a major force across the continent. Dianna Games spoke to MD Herbert Wigwe to find out more about the bank’s growth strategy
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Charles Okpaleke: Living the dream
Charles Okpaleke’s journey, from struggling student to top film producer, and the operator of Nigeria’s first drive-in cinema, reads like the script of a Nollywood epic. Profile by Gail Collins
Nigeria’s power deficit holds back growth
Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer, but 65% of its population do not have access to reliable power. Dianna Games examines one of the main brakes on the country’s economic development
Can Nigeria’s free trade zones drive industrialisation?
Free Trade Zones in Lagos and other major cities are attracting a growing number of companies. Will these areas help Nigeria achieve its ambitions to diversify the economy away from oil? Dianna Games reports
Nigeria: Tide turns against government following violence against protestors
Nigerian journalist Chude Jideonwo gives an eye-witness account of the violence unleashed against people protesting police brutality and says this will cost the government dearly.
Nigeria’s history of outstanding sports performance
Nigerians are some of Africa’s greatest sports people in a variety of disciplines. Clayton Goodwin looks at some of the most outstanding figures from the last 60 years.