Interviews
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In this interview with Ibukun Sofowora and Gbenga Ogunsanmi, Lewis talks about how his determination has kept him this far despite the early beginning challenges Name and educational background? I am Debola Lewis, Creative Director and Chief Executive Officer, Yvent Kouture. I am into event designing and style. We like to recreate events, a bit away from the conventional. I had my primary education at Chrisland, Secondary Education at Lagos State Model College, Kankon from there I went to University of Ibadan to study Geography. Geography and Event decoration are two sides of a coin, what is the correlation? I…
DOSHLAPS:" My Journey to the Top" Featured
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Ibukun Sofowora -
The interior decoration business has become one of the fastest growing businesses in Nigeria today, but one man stands out in his approach to this business. Adedotun Adeboyejo, MD/CEO, Doshlap, an electrical and electronics graduate of the Yaba College of Technology, believes there is no pushing aside the importance of branding to business success. In this interview with Ibukun Sofowora and Gbenga Ogunsanmi, Adeboyejo shared his over 15 years experience in the interior decoration business and the secret behind his success. Excerpts: Why did you go into shades, shutters and blinds business which is outside your training as an engineer?…
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Ibukun Sofowora -
Esan Adebiyi, CEO of KRATOS Properties and Investment limited, is one of Nigeria’s young entrepreneurs who has carved a niche for himself in the Real Estate business. In this interview with Ibukun Sofowora and Gbenga Ogunsanmi, he spoke about the challenges of real estate business in Nigeria and how best to start up. You graduated as a Civil Engineer, how did you come to be in Real Estate? Civil Engineering deals with construction, road and building construction. Real Estate equally deals with buildings, though completed and half completed and architectural designs. While I was in school, I studied a little bit…
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Ugochi Eleanya -
Business Eye's UGOCHI ELEANYA engages Nigeria's foremost intellectual property lawyer, Dr. Bankole Sodipo, on the role of intellectual property rights in growing businesses and employment Relevance of Intellectual property, IP, to businesses generally The reason why the piracy and intellectual property issues seem to be largely associated with the entertainment industry in Nigeria is because the press usually follow players in this industry thereby creating a media hype concerning their activities. However, it is not just the entertainment industry that is assailed by piracy or other intellectual property issues. Every industry where there are consumables like cosmetics, medical products, spare-parts,…
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Ibukun Sofowora -
Biodun Ogunleye, Managing Director of PowerCap Limited in this interview with Ibukun Sofowora speaks on several salient issues in the Energy sector. Winding up of the the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) by the Federal Government The truth of the matter is that in law today, there is actually no body called Power Holdings Corporations of Nigeria, PHCN. What the federal government is doing is to try and comply with the law three to four years behind schedule. No matter the failure, I think we should still thank them and appreciate the fact that finally somebody now recognizes that…
