Tag: Folorunsho Alakija

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SponsorMarch 12, 2020

Africa’s richest woman, Ogun First Lady and others celebrate FCMB SheVentures at 1

On March 5, 2020 leading lender First City Monument Bank celebrated the first year anniversary of SheVentures, its exclusive proposition for women ...

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EditorAugust 8, 2017

Folorunsho Alakija, Emmanuel Uduaghan, others lead conversation as ‘Inside Out with Agatha’ celebrates 20th anniversary

‘Nigeria Beyond Oil: The Future,’ a conference organized by ‘Inside Out with Agatha’ – Nigeria’s longest running independent television talk show – held on Friday ...

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EditorAugust 3, 2017

Folorunsho Alakija is Guest Speaker as Inside Out with Agatha host conference themed ‘Nigeria Beyond Oil: The Future’

As part of its 20th year celebration, Nigeria’s longest-running independent television talk show, ‘Inside Out with Agatha’, is set to ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 13, 2017

The who, when and where of Folarin Alakija’s wedding to his new bride, Nazi

by Rachel Ogbu Elections and Brexit aside, the UK can’t get enough of the £5 million wedding between son of ...

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ItunuoluwaMay 11, 2017

[The Alausa Blog]: Pastor E.A Adeboye tells his Lagos success story #LagosAt50 #Day34

In the build up to the Lagos at 50 celebrations , different influential personalities from all walks of life and ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 29, 2016

Obasanjo, Folorunsho Alakija face-off at Tony Elumelu Foundation Forum

It was a platform where business and politics clashed as former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and business woman Folorunsho Alakija ...

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YWriterAugust 27, 2016

The Media Blog: Have you seen Folorunsho Alakija’s second Forbes cover?

Does Folorunsho Alakija have something she is selling (other than fuel for oyinbo people to drink) these days? She is ...

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Isime EseneAugust 25, 2016

The Media Blog: Apparently, Forbes Africa sells less than 30,000 copies per edition in South Africa

guest post, by Roqeebah Olaoniye Africa’s youth are hungry for success and they are not letting the grim conditions around ...

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YWriterMay 20, 2016

Insanely rich woman meets wife of powerful man in Lagos today (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe Just because we love seeing powerful women palling around. Oil magnate and Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija ...

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Janeth JAugust 10, 2015

The 13 richest people in Nigeria

These are the type of billionaires “that laugh at Hov money…Billionaires with petroleum and coal money.” Naija, we gat ’em: ...

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Isime EseneNovember 7, 2014

Dangote slides to 37th on the Forbes richest persons ranking

by Isi Esene Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote slid sharply from 23rd to the 37th position on the Forbes ranking ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 6, 2014

@AlikoDangote becomes first black man to break into top 25 world richest people

by Kolapo Olapoju Bilionaire business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has become the first black man to break into the list of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 3, 2014

Goof of life: Business Insider calls ‘DJ Xclusive’ the son of Folorunsho Alakija

by Jewel Stephen Business Insider can be forgiven for thinking DJ Xclusive is the son of Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho ...

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Isime EseneAugust 29, 2014

What’s your excuse? Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija reveals her secrets to success

by Isi Esene Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija shared her success secret with young people at the University of Lagos ...

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January 12, 2014

Son of Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija welcomes baby boy

by Oge Okonkwo   Ladi Alakija, one of the sons of billionaire business woman, Folorunsho Alakija and his wife Lolade, ...

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January 9, 2014

‘They are all fake’: Billionaire businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija denies governorship aspiration

by Oge Okonkwo One of Africa’s richest women Folorunsho Alakija has denied reports that she is joining the gubernatorial race ...

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January 9, 2014

SNAPSHOT: Is Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija gunning to replace Fashola as Lagos governor?

by Oge Okonkwo It seems Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, may have joined the race for the next gubernatorial election ...

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January 3, 2014

Like a boss: Dangote leads Forbes biggest African billionaire gainers of 2013 (See full list)

by Oke Efagene Recent findings have shown that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, made the biggest profit in the continent ...

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November 15, 2013

3 pastors, 3 governors: See the new list of top 10 private jet owners in Nigeria

by Chi Ibe The good guys at Encomium have put up their list of the ‘top 10 private jet owners ...

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October 9, 2013

The $7.3bn (super)woman: How Folorunsho Alakija beat Oprah to become the richest black woman in the world

Move over Oprah: Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija, pictured in September, is now the richest black woman in the world ...

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May 14, 2013

Opinion: Nigerians, you have murdered intellect

by Osundolire Oladapo Ifelanwa First and of primary concern to me is the Jonathan’s administration’s ‘overglorification’ of Nollywood – our ...

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May 10, 2013

Toooo much money: SEE the richest men at the World Economic Forum right now

by Isi Esene The World Economic Forum on Africa taking place in Cape Town, South Africa  regularly brings together influencers ...

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March 8, 2013

Opinion: The North does not control Nigeria’s oil blocks

by Toyin Akinosho Oil acreage ownership in Nigeria does not have ethnic colouration. What’s more important, sustaining production from oil ...

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March 4, 2013

Revealed: Nigerian among the richest property owners in the UK, guess who SHE is (PICTURED)

It is a central London apartment block with a price tag that only the world’s richest can afford to pay. ...

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March 4, 2013

Revealed: Nigerian among the richest property owners in the UK, guess who SHE is (PICTURED)

It is a central London apartment block with a price tag that only the world’s richest can afford to pay. ...

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January 17, 2013

2face Idibia, Rita Dominic, Linda Ikeji, Mo Abudu, Folorunsho Alakija & more! The Future Awards hosts National Enterprise Conference

by Isi Esene The organisers of The Future Awards have announced the date of its annual conference (previously titled The ...

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January 15, 2013

7 suspects arrested for defrauding billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija’s NGO (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido The EFCC has announced the arrest of seven employees of ‘The Rose of Sharon’ organisation for alleged ...

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December 31, 2012

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

by Isi Esene We brought our readers a whole bunch of topical stories in 2012. That’s why it’s quite difficult ...

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December 24, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: The definitive list: Nigeria’s Top 5 good news items for 2012 (YNaija FrontPage)

Read my most recent YNaija piece for details. For the masses of Nigeria, every squabble between the members of an ...

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December 3, 2012

Meet the NIGERIAN woman who has displaced Oprah as world’s richest black woman

Oprah Winfrey is no longer the richest black woman in the world according to a report by Ventures Africa, an ...

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