Nigerians Drank $50m Worth Of Champagne In 2011- Forbes

Wow, what a statistics!!!Forbes Africa has come out to say Nigerians spent $50 million on champagne in 2011. Am sure the figures would have doubled by now because champagne is now a criteria to rate the level of a party. Make una take am easy, people are hungry o. See the comment by Forbes Africa

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Forbes most powerful women in the world 2012

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made the list of 100 world most powerful women 2012

http://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/

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Forbes Africa Features Linda Ikeji ,Chibundu Onuzo and others

Linda Ikeji

Forbes Africa has released its August 2012 issue which is dedicated to celebrating African women. With the knowledge that women are the bedrock of the African society, Forbes profiled Africa’s 20 Most Prominent Women in the latest issue of the magazine.

 Also in the August issue, an entire section was dedicated to the women in Africa who are breaking the mold to make a name for themselves in the business world. The issue featured profiles on two young Nigerian women, Linda Ikeji and Chibundu Onuzo. 

Linda Ikeji’s profile was titled ‘Beauty, Brains And The Business Of Blogging’.Linda Ikeji is a popular blogger and founder of Linda Ikeji’s blog while 21 year-old Nigerian writer, Chibundu Onuzo , is the acclaimed author of ‘The Spider King’s Daughter’.

Chiduzo Onuzo And Ory Okolloh

 Kenyan activist, lawyer and blogger – Ory Okolloh was also featured in the magazine. She is also the Google Policy Manager for Africa and the co-founder of the parliamentary watchdog site Mzalendo.com which seeks to increase government accountability by systematically recording bills, speeches, MPs, standing orders. 

Also featured is Wendy Appelbaum owner of Quoin Rock Wine Estate who has a claim to being Africa’s richest woman.

Wendy Appelbaun

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Sanusi wins 2011 Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has emerged winner of the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2011 Award.

This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Muhammed Abdullahi, Head of CBN's Corporate Communications.

The statement said that Sanusi was named winner from a short-list of five of Africa's most influential personalities.

The statement quoted the Managing Editor of Forbes Africa, Chris Bishop, as saying that those shot listed "have had significant influence on the events of 2011 on the African continent."

The list include; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, Africa's first female Head of State, Pedro Veron Pires, former President of Cape Verde, who won the 2011 MO Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership and Aliko Dangote, a leading industrialist.

The statement said that since assuming office as CBN Governor, Sanusi's far-reaching reforms in Nigeria's banking sector had won him many accolades at home and abroad.

This feat, it added, had won Sanusi "no less than five honorary Doctorate Degrees from various Nigerian Universities," noting that the rigour with which the CBN tackled its banking crisis had attested to the determination and courage of Sanusi.

``The hard line reforms, which drew criticisms and personalised attacks from some interested parties on the domestic front, earned him the approval of even western regulators and politicians, many of whom are still struggling for solutions to the financial crises in their own countries,'' it said.

The statement identified some of the unique features in Sanusi's handling of Nigeria's banking crisis to include, the creation of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) backed by legislation, with the mandate to buy up Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) from deposit banks.

It said that the renewed strength of the Nigerian banking sector juxtaposed against the current impasse in the banking crisis in Europe arguably vindicated the hard-line of the Sanusi-led CBN in the past two years.

In his acceptance speech, Sanusi attributed his achievements as CBN Governor to the collective result of the 5,000 workers of the bank.

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Achebe Tops Forbes’ List of Poweful Africans , others include Drogba, Genevieve, Tuface, Don jazzy ,,,,

American publishing and media company Forbes has named Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe better known as Chinua Achebe as the most influential celebrity in Africa.

Achebe ranks number one out of a list of 40 most influential celebrities which also includes actors, cerebral authors, musicians, movie producers, supermodels, TV personalities and athletes selected from all across the continent of Africa. The second position is occupied by Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, while the third position by Ivorian footballer and Chelsea FC centre forward Didier Drogba.

The 40-man list selection involved picking out individuals with the highest number of votes from a vast nominations entry of 7,500 people. And then their media visibility (which includes exposure in print, television, radio and online), references on Google, TV/radio mentions and other mentions across continent.

A total of 11 Nigerians including Achebe are featured on the list. They include Noble laureate Wole Soyinka (6), Afrobeat maestro Femi Kuti (10), Nollywood star actress Genevieve Nnaji (19), Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie (32), hit producer Don Jazzy (36) and musicians 2face Idibia (34), Psquare (35), D’banj (37), Nneka (38) and Asa (39).

Source:Vanguard

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