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Akintola Williams: ‘I should’ve been a journalist’

He died on Monday September 11, 2023 aged 104 years. Two weeks after his ninetieth birthday, I called him to ask for a profile interview. I was editor at The

OBITUARY: Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s first chartered accountant and classical music lover

In some days to come, friends, family, stakeholders, and mentees will be serenaded with a playlist among which will be some of the best classical music — and the occasion

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Deloitte Nigeria celebrates Akintola Williams at 101

Akintola Williams, founder of Deloitte Nigeria, has clocked 101. The doyen of accountancy in Nigeria turned 101 on Sunday, and his accounting firm took to Twitter to celebrate him. Deloitte

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TRIBUTE: Akintola Williams, who became Africa’s first chartered accountant at 30, clocks 100

Not many live to see a century. In a clime where the mortality rate is one of the highest in the world, attaining such unusual pedestal comes with a collage

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