Nigeria At 66: Individual And Corporate Balance Sheets Must Drive National Development

By Chinedu Zephaniah
On September 24, 2026, I attended the 60th birthday celebration of a prominent Nigerian businessman, where pageantry and elegance were on full display.
The hall was filled with gentlemen in tuxedos and ladies resplendent in stylish evening gowns. It was unmistakably a gathering of Nigeria’s elite. Eloquent speeches flowed as the wining and dining carried on well into the night.Lagos is renowned for its parties, and I expected the usual Lagos Owambe, until the celebrant took the stage to count his blessings and outline what he intends the rest of his life to represent.
Put plainly, he wants to live for one thing only: LEGACY.It was not the first time I had heard ...