Introduction Mr. B joined Feed Nigeria Limited as Financial Controller in 2020. He had spent several years working with Greater Nigeria Plc, a leading conglomerate in Nigeria, as the Head of Finance for an agribusiness subsidiary. Mr. B’s path crossed with Leonine in 2019 when Greater Nigeria (his previous employer)…
Introduction With the numerous challenges that have been facing Nigeria; from Covid 19, inflation, increase in the exchange rate, debt problems, effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, increasing poverty and more. A lot of Nigerians would have been more agitated when they heard International Oil Companies (IOCs) who produce most of…
Why Build a Financial Model? Financial models are tools that aid in a company’s decision-making. These decisions are usually around whether a company should invest in a business, asset, or security, whether to finance a project or not, conduct a merger and acquisition, raise capital and other corporate finance transactions.…
What’s been happening at Twitter? Twitter a social networking platform was founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, and 3 other people. In its 16 years of operation, the company has grown to an average of 330 million monthly active users and added several features such as the super follow button,…
Most people can produce several business ideas over the course of their lifetime. Some of these ideas seem like the best thing that happened since sliced bread while others seem “meh” after a while. In both cases though, the most critical questions that need to be answered are: Do people want this? Will people pay money for this? How much are they willing to pay? Does this business idea have a high potential to be profitable? …
How I transitioned into finance is a monthly series that spotlights the stories of mid to senior-level professionals who switched to finance from totally unrelated first degrees and careers. We hope this series inspires aspiring finance professionals to make the switch. In our last episode of how I transitioned into…
‘’Is Microsoft excel still relevant for building dashboards in the times that we are in?’’ This is a question several of our clients have posed to us at different times in the past 12 months. The same question is also trending in finance and business communities globally. In this article,…
Corporate finance, in Nigeria or abroad, is typically a very quiet but influential force within any successful company. So, how do you get in and be exceptional in this role? What tools, skills, experiences, and certifications do you require? In this 1-hour LinkedIn Live session, I spoke with Uche Adiele,…
Nigerian tertiary education institutions produce up to 500,000 graduates every year. For these graduates, it’s one of 2 things: you either go the corporate career way or the entrepreneurial way. If you are like me and chose the 9-5 way, the next question you’re asking yourself is ”how do I…
How I transitioned into finance is a monthly series that spotlights the stories of mid to senior-level professionals who switched to finance from totally unrelated first degrees and careers. We hope this series inspires aspiring finance professionals to make the switch. Previously in the How I transitioned into finance series,…