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DBNC 2023: UNILAG graduate secures $10,000 prize

Olalekan Salami, a former student of the University of Lagos, who graduated from the Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Sciences in 2019, has emerged as the winner of the prestigious star prize of $10,000 at the recently concluded Doing Business in Nigeria Conference 2023.

The annual conference, organised by Linda Uneze, the managing partner of Maurice Xandra Solutions, in partnership with Maurice Xandra Solutions, took place at the Landmark Event Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos on April 29, 2023.

Olalekan Salami’s business innovation, OneID, outperformed more than 100 other participants, securing the coveted $10,000 star prize.

The Doing Business in Nigeria Conference (DBNC) was established in 2021 as a platform for promoting knowledge exchange among business leaders and professionals.

The conference aims to equip potential investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals with the necessary understanding of Nigeria’s business environment.

Abdulafeez Olaitan

Abdulafeez Olaitan is a reporter at Edugist covering higher education and managing Campus Gist. He has been nominated for the Rhysling Award, Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Award. Email: olaitan@edugist.org.

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