Entrepreneurship
‘I am passionate about women who refuse to settle for less, instead forge ahead to beat stereotypes’
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Valentina Utoh is the founder and Creative Director of Onyx by Valentina, a style and interior design brand that brings art to life through handmade embellished pieces.
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Upon relocating to Lagos from the South East, where my parents and I resided, I secured employment at a furniture company.
25 Nov
Rasheda A. Walker is a business development professional skilled in marketing, customer relations management and art direction.
25 Nov
Sola Adesakin’s journey is a testament to personal transformation and financial empowerment. As a respected finance coach, author and mentor, she simplifies money management, guiding individuals to financial milestones.
18 Nov
Valentina Utoh is the founder and Creative Director of Onyx by Valentina, a style and interior design brand that brings art to life through handmade embellished pieces. Founded almost a decade ago, the luxury brand is renowned for its avant-garde,.....
18 Nov
The African Women in Tech Sales project, spearheaded byfounder of The Retention Concierge, Jennifer Jemedafe Salau, is set to revolutionise the landscape of technology sales in Nigeria.
4 Nov
Jennifer Awirigwe popularly known as ‘Financial Jennifer’ is a certified financial instructor and chartered stockbroker.
28 Oct
With a recent UNICEF report estimating that about 18.5 million Nigerian children are out-of-school and on the streets, about 60 per cent of which are girls, stakeholders have highlighted actionable strategies to make education more inclusive and accessible..
28 Oct
In a bid to promote policy reforms and enhance the capacity of women-owned businesses for public and private opportunities, women have been urged to incorporate diversity through advocacy, improving the rate of procurement of goods, services and funding for such enterprises.
21 Oct
Poised to ensure that more women use their voices effectively, transform lives and scale new heights across sectors in the economy, a social enterprise serving as a catalyst to facilitate women’s journey, SpeakHer, recently held its maiden conference in Lagos.
14 Oct
Women and girls around the world continue to make strides and break down barriers. But despite decades of work to achieve gender equality, the disparity between men and women remains, and is growing at an alarming rate.
16 Sep
Asher Segun-Olasanmi, a young mental health advocate and aspiring Structural Engineer, is one of the 2022 Rise Winners from Nigeria who promote female participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise is the anchor programme of a $1 billion commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt…
26 Aug
Born as a princess and Ada to the late HRH Igwe na Ezuruoha one of Obinagu Uwani Akpugo of Enugu State, a role she didn’t apply for, Dr. Dorothy Jeff-Nnamani through this fate, which later set her apart in life learnt benevolence, humility, respect for others, wisdom, hard work, confidence and integrity. While the palace…
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Ashanti, aged 43, and Nelly, aged 49, are reportedly anticipating the arrival of their first child together, as disclosed by an insider to Us Weekly. A source informed the outlet, "Nelly and Ashanti are eagerly awaiting the birth of their first baby together." While this will be Ashanti’s inaugural experience as a parent, the "Dilemma"…
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MEDICAL experts and stakeholders have blamed the government over low production of vaccines in Nigeria, which will result in difficulty in eradicating the spread of contagious diseases in the country. This report, spearheaded by the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO), in collaboration with The People's Vaccine (PVA) and Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), focused…
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*It is time to take over leadership, Reps' Deputy speaker charges youths NO fewer than 170 youths development organisations across the country are to receive the sum of $1.2 million across the country. The package, which came through a private arrangement, initiated by LEAP Africa, with support from MacArthur Foundation and Ford Foundation, is aimed…
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THE enforcement team of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday, confiscated Schedule 1 Narcotic drugs and other unregistered drugs worth over N30 million from a wholesale pharmaceutical shop in Wuse 2, in Wuse District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The team also raided another shop belonging to the same…
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ABIA State Governor, Alex Otti, has commended the Catholic Church for establishing the first university in Umuahia, the state capital. The institution, named Lux Mundi University, is located at the new Ndagbo City, IsiamaAfaraukwu/Ossah, Ibeku, in Umuahia North Council. Lux Mundi, an Italian word, which means ‘Light of the World,’ is one of the private…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajudeen has expressed grief over the killing of 30 persons at Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by a bomb said to have been inadvertently dropped by personnel of the Nigerian Army.
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The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) yesterday announced the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of its standing committees billed to take place tomorrow.
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Former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop giving excuses over the excruciating pains and hardship being experienced by Nigerians.
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Wife of former Ekiti state Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi have emphasised the need for Nigeria to stop fueling practices, beliefs and stereotypes that undermine the physical and emotional well-being of women and girls to combat all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
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A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of vehicles he took away on leaving office in May 2023. In June, the police went to houses belonging to Matawalle to take possession of the vehicles as ordered by the…