"I want that one. No, not that one, I want the one with the dancing princess on the cover,” says a teenage girl, as she stoops over a pack of short storybooks under the Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos.
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| Photo Credit: AC Nielsen |
Saturday, 31 December 2016
Chapter Zero
More local children and teenagers’ storybooks are being published, but they face many challenges, writes OBODO EJIRO.
Friday, 2 December 2016
Bet On The Stars
The industry emerged unannounced, taking off from the ashes of previously popular football pools. Today, sports betting or gaming, as it is called locally, is big business in Nigeria.
In the past five years, the industry has grown in leaps and bounds, attracting new entrepreneurs and higher patronage.
With outlets now numbering over 300, scattered across the country, most entrepreneurs in the business are Asians (particularly, Indians and Lebanese) who see the opportunity in a country where there is much love for sports.
In the past five years, the industry has grown in leaps and bounds, attracting new entrepreneurs and higher patronage.
With outlets now numbering over 300, scattered across the country, most entrepreneurs in the business are Asians (particularly, Indians and Lebanese) who see the opportunity in a country where there is much love for sports.
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