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World Service,13 Jan 2026,23 mins

No brother left behind

People Fixing The World

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The Igba Boyi apprenticeship scheme, described as the world's largest business incubator, has helped the Nigerian Igbo people build generational wealth in the devastating aftermath of the Civil War. The scheme involves a master mentoring an apprentice who, upon graduation, is "settled" with start-up funds and contacts to launch their own business. 麻豆社 Reporter Chiagozie Nwonwu explores this vital tradition and why it is now at risk of fading out in modern Nigeria. A Whistledown production.

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