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In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis a group of young Nigerian entrepreneurs came together to form The VFD Group, a company that is poised to become a major player in Nigeria's financial sector. The founders of this company, Nonso Okpala, Adeniyi Adenubi, Mobolaji Adewumi, Gbenga Omolokun, Azubike Emodi and others, recognised the need for a new kind of financial institution in Nigeria, one that was nimble, innovative, and responsive to the needs of a rapidly changing market. But that was not their only innovation: they decided to build this firm together. The Challengers is about the personal stories of these founders. What makes their story different from that of the businesspeople of just a generation prior? How did this company not only survive having so many ""owners"" but thrive because of it? This, in an environment as individualistic as the Nigerian business space, was a previously-unheard-of occurrence. Eghosa Imasuen, author of Fine Boys, presents this tour de force of narrative nonfiction in a style uniquely his own.

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Eghosa Imasuen is a Nigerian writer and medical doctor. His debut novel, To Saint Patrick (2008), is an alternate-history murder mystery set during Nigeria's civil war, followed by Fine Boys (2012), a coming-of-age novel, which was added to Ohio University's Modern African Writers series in 2021. His short fiction and essays have been published in Farafina Magazine and Stranger's Guide.Imasuen is a regular facilitator at the Chimamanda Adichie's annual writing workshop. He served as lead partner at the CANEX Book Factory under Afreximbank's Creative Africa Nexus.A 2018 Civitella Ranieri fellow, he lives in Lagos with his wife and twin sons. The Challengers (2025) is his third book and first work of narrative nonfiction.

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