From Apprentice to Entrepreneur: How Igbo ‘Igba Boyi’ system circulates wealth in Nigeria
In the bustling markets of Nigeria, stories of rags to riches are not rare. Behind many of these success tales, lies a centuries-old system that has quietly built one of Africa’s most resilient business cultures, the Igbo Apprenticeship System, locally called Igba Boyi. It is a homegrown model of mentorship…