The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Small Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), Charles Odii is to be featured on the cover of the latest edition of U50 Magazine as a mark of his achievements within the first year of the Tinubu administration. Since his appointment in October 2023, he had introduced a seven point agenda to drive the agency centering around; access to finance for SMEs, facilitating market expansion for small businesses, capacity building for service providers and small business owners,partnerships, business friendly environment and better processes for sustainable growth. Charles Odii has made remarkable success in line with this seven points commitment with the N5billion finance window for small businesses, training and accreditation of service providers for small businesses, partnerships with state governments and so much more. The 36 year old under 50 leader has shown a commitment to ensuring the achievement of equitable opportunities for small businesses which comprise over 70% of Nigeria’s economy.
This April-June edition of U50 Magazine also zooms it’s searchlight on young state politicians and appointees across the country with Ogunlende Mobolaji, Lagos State Commissioner of Youths and Social Development and Tiza Imojime, Benue State Commissioner of Works, Housing and Social Development. Whilst outstanding members of state legislatures, Plateau State speaker, Rt Gabriel Dewan’s cradle of humble beginnings to top echelon of state leadership, the audacious Oyo State speaker, Rt Hon Debo Ogundoyin and first timer, Hon Abdul Rasheed Kashamu of Ogun state. The newly appointed deputy governor of Edo state, Engr Godwins Omobayo was not left out for his emergence to replace the ousted former deputy governor and aspirant for the state gubernatorial ticket in the coming state elections.
The magazine features critical articles from various policy analysts and contributors for the purpose of educating and informing the public. Ambassador Elijah Onyeagba PhD shares his thoughts on president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one year performance and how imperative it is for Nigerians to support the genuine policies of the administration. The Economist, former diplomat, former banker, financial analyst, investor and politician extrapolated on the wrongly perceived public notion on subsidy removal, forex free flow and minimum wage. It also features thoughts on the new national anthem with thoughts on how the government missed the pool of benefits that came alongside the adoption of the erstwhile pre-1978 Arise O Compatriots.
The Good Beats column brings readers news on exciting updates relating to achievements by U50 leaders across the public service and private sector. The likes of visionary Nigeria Communications Satellite (NigCOMSat) Ltd Managing Director/CEO, Jane Egerton-Idehen driving a streak of tireless innovations, newly appointed Rimini Makama as Executive Commissioner of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Zaccheus Adedeji of Federal Inland Revenue Service, Super Eagles golden goal stopper at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. And so many other good beats from international headlines.
U50 Magazine is a media subsidiary of Dapines Global Investors Ltd focused on magazine, online and events, and U50 Magazine as a quarterly magazine has in the past 3 years been promoting achievers across Nigeria, Africa and Europe; telling their success stories and showcasing them to the world. The magazine has distributed within Nigeria, Burundi, Liberia, Cameroon and United Kingdom. It was founded by Simon Tuleh, a Nigerian business development expert who has in the past 15 years helped startups and big companies grow, reinvent and manage resources. He sits on the board of several companies and offers advisory services to government agencies and private corporations.
U50 Magazine has continued to expand its reach using geographical coverage and online for increasing readership within and outside the country. The magazine has been hosted on some of the top online platforms such as issuu.com. and scribd.com ensuring it’s coverage is not limited to printed copies. The latest edition as available at newspaper stands around the country or direct delivery can be made via email to u50live@gmail.com u50livenigeria@gmail.com or call 08029640726.