WORLD INDUSTRY LEADERS

By Mike Cerutti Osagie, Richlist International  " When you empower a young girl, you do not just change her life; you secure the future of a nation."  — This timeless truth came alive at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, during the maiden edition of the Zenith Bank Girl-Child Empowerment Programme. The photograph that emerged from that hall is historic. At its centre stands the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, flanked by girls from selected schools in Lagos — some in simple white tops, others in blazers, ties, school uniforms and hijabs — all united by one promise. Beside her are three iconic women: Founder of Aruwa Capital Management, Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes; Her Majesty, the Queen Consort of Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III; and Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs. Adobi Nwapa. It is not just a group picture; it is a statement of intent. For a bank that has for twenty consecutive years sponsored the NBBF/Zenith Bank Women...

• By Richlist international mag  Leading technocrats and industry experts have commended Netoidia Africa Group for its remarkable growth and impact as a diversified indigenous conglomerate driving innovation across sectors in Nigeria and beyond. The commendation came from renowned Agricultural expert Dr Abdusalam Ogbemudia, who described Netoidia Africa Group as a model of visionary entrepreneurship. According to them, the Group's subsidiaries - including Netoidia Outsourcing Limited (NOL) and its other strategic business units - have within a short period redefined excellence in human capital sourcing, outsourcing, technology, and enterprise development. Dr Abdusalam Ogbemudia noted that Netoidia Africa Group's rise mirrors the kind of strategic brilliance seen in seasoned leaders like Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, who built his journey from the House of Representatives to the Senate on discipline, timing and service. He said Netoidia Africa Group has shown that with the right s...

By Mike Cerutti  & Aminu Tafawa Balewa   " In politics, noise makes headlines but timing makes history."_ Julius Malema \ In the crowded theatre of Nigerian politics where many shout to be heard, Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada whispers and wins. Impeccably dressed, disarmingly calm, and politically surgical, he has turned style into strategy and patience into power — moving from the House of Representatives to the Senate not by accident, but by design. Born on 15 October 1964 in Keffi, Nasarawa State, Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada did not emerge from a political dynasty. His roots were modest — Abdu Zanga Primary School Keffi, Government Secondary School Miango, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa. But from those classrooms he picked up what many career politicians lack: business discipline. His early work as Senior Clerk at UBA, Procurement Officer at Benue Cement Company, and Distribution Manager at Kano Tobacco Company taught him how to manage men, money, and moments. When he entere...

• By Princess Efe Majomin & Mike Cerutti At 74, Senator Daisy Danjuma stands as a symbol of elegance, business, and purpose. She is a top politician, business magnate, and serial philanthropist of global standard. Alongside her husband, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, she has built a legacy where influence is measured not only by titles, but by lives touched. Daisy Danjuma first entered public consciousness as a trained lawyer and former banker who brought poise and substance to public service. From early on, she understood that access without impact is empty. Her political journey gave her a national platform. As a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, she represented Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State from 2003 to 2007 and served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Women Affairs and Youth. In that role she pushed for policies that centered women's health, education, and economic independence. It was legislation with a human face. In business, she proved th...

" Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. But when a man dies at the time his wisdom is most needed, the loss is irreparable." By Prof. Mike Ozekhome, CON There are men whose passing does not merely end a life, but it interrupts a conversation that has been running for decades. On Monday, 31st August 2026, that conversation stopped. Chief Daniel Osikheme Orbih, famously called Kuluku I, died at the age of sixty-four. For a man who had spent nearly three decades embedded in the machinery of Nigerian party politics, the news travelled with a peculiar speed and weight. To speak of Dan Orbih only in the vocabulary of politics would be to tell half the story, and perhaps the smaller half. He was, before he was a politician, a son of Etsako soil, a student of business, and a man who built enterprises with his own hands long before he learned to build political structures. The Ogbona boy was born on 27th October 1961 in Ogbona,...

" Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. But when a man dies at the time his wisdom is most needed, the loss is irreparable."- Sir Jimmy Carter,one time American President  By Prof. Mike Ozekhome, CON There are men whose passing does not merely end a life, but it interrupts a conversation that has been running for decades. On Monday, 31st August 2026, that conversation stopped. Chief Daniel Osikheme Orbih, famously called Kuluku I, died at the age of sixty-four. For a man who had spent nearly three decades embedded in the machinery of Nigerian party politics, the news travelled with a peculiar speed and weight. To speak of Dan Orbih only in the vocabulary of politics would be to tell half the story, and perhaps the smaller half. He was, before he was a politician, a son of Etsako soil, a student of business, and a man who built enterprises with his own hands long before he learned to build political structures. The Ogbo...