{
  "id": 10924753,
  "title": "Summit to Focus on Succession, Governance in Family Businesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/summit-to-focus-on-succession-governance-in-family-businesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/30/summit-to-focus-on-succession-governance-in-family-businesses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Family Business Summit, set to take place from October 15 to 17, will concentrate on succession, governance, leadership, capital and innovation, as family-owned businesses in Nigeria seek to ensure their continuity beyond the founder. According to a 2024 report by PwC Nigeria, over 70% of small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria are family businesses, and they contribute nearly half of the country's Gross Domestic Product. The summit, themed 'Beyond the Founder: Scaling Family Businesses Across Generations,' is organized by My Family My Business in collaboration with PwC Nigeria and BusinessDay. Convener and founder of My Family My Business, Oghenevwoke Ighure, emphasized that the discussions will address the necessary conversations about succession, governance, leadership, capital and innovation before they become issues. The event will feature a conference program, a Family Business Deal Room, and a NextGen Bootcamp, with speakers including the Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill, Bolaji Balogun; Country Senior Partner and Regional Senior Partner of West Market of PwC Nigeria, Sam Abu; Founder and author of 'Building Beyond You', Tara Fela-Durotoye; and Partner and Africa Family Business Leader of PwC Nigeria, Esiri Agbeyi.",
  "summary": "Iyke Bede More than 70 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria were family businesses, contributing close to 50 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, according",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}