How petty power play grounded Virgin Nigeria, forced out top American investor

SEPTEMBER 2004 heralded the entry of Virgin Nigeria, operated by the United States-based investor and majority owner of Virgin Atlantic, Mr Richard Branson. It was the fruit of the market-based efforts by President Olusegun Obansanjo under whom big companies such as MTN and Glo began operations in Nigeria. In fact, the Obasanjo government wanted a […]