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World Service,8 mins

‘Hustling’ my way to success

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When Ernestina Okwuchukwu’s husband died, she was left to raise her newborn son alone. Her determination to feed her family led her to start a business. Calling herself Madame Burgess, she became the top car tyre saleswoman in a busy Lagos market. Outlook’s Abdulmalik Fahd spoke to her outside her shop. Picture: Ernestina Okwuchukwu aka Madame Burgess Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

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