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Nigerian Yusuf Abdulrahman Sambo PHD at the forefront of Scotland’s 5G Revolution

At the heart of Scotland’s 5G revolution is Nigeria’s 31 year old Yusuf Abudulrahmam Sambo! Yusuf Abdulrahman Sambo is a research associate and the 5G-SON (self-organised network) test bed lead at the University of Glasgow, UK. Sambo was born in 1988 in Kaduna. He hails from Ikara local government, Kaduna state. He is the son of Abdulrahman Sambo, former acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme...

Nigeria:2015 in Review

By Kede Aihie, Editor in Chief, Nigeria Magazine January 2,000 feared killed in Boko Haram’s ‘deadliest massacre in Baga, Borno State, North East Nigeria Run up to the elections, Buhari certificate saga, (Form 1998), Nigeria Army denies being in possession of Buhari’s cert, credentials. Nasty adverts Calls by NSA for shift of election date causes stir and resisted by opposition, Kerry visits Nigeria holds talks with GEJ...

Is Aliko Dangote the richest black man in the world?

Written by Esosa Aihie liko Dangote, Founder, President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group said, “One day, Dangote Cement will be the world’s number one”. Dangote a Business Studies graduate of Al-Azahar University, Cairo, Egypt from his past record means every word he says.The man who strives for the best and who transformed his successful commodities business as a sole trader (in rice, sugar and cement) into one of the largest...

Making Nigeria your Goal

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) with the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) at Emirate Stadium Making Nigeria Your Goal’ event brought together key speakers from Nigeria and the UK. Those who attended include FCO Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, Director of UKTI Nigeria, Mr. Peter Stephenson and Mr Ben Akabueze, Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, Lagos State, Nigeria. British firms keen to score...

Business opportunities in Nigeria

By Henry Bellingham, MP/ FCO Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham MP The figures speak for themselves. With GDP growth increasing year on year (forecast at seven per cent in 2011), a population of 150 million set to double over the next 40 years, an expanding middle class and rich reserves of natural resources, UK companies cannot afford to overlook Nigeria as a potential business destination. Nigeria is the UK’s second largest market...