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Deep-Dive Report: Generators to Syringes — How Mofid Karameh Turned Nigeria's Power Failure Into a Make-Everything Empire

Mofid Karameh arrived in Nigeria three decades ago carrying a toolbox and started repairing generators. Today his Mikano assembles pickup trucks, boats, surgical syringes, brake pads, face masks and chocolate wafers.

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Deep-Dive Report: Generators to Syringes — How Mofid Karameh Turned Nigeria's Power Failure Into a Make-Everything Empire

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