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The ability to keep learning, re-learning is what has kept us in business
Oluwatoyin Olatunji-Daniel is the co-founder of Eventecture, an interior décor, retail/marketing and television productions company based in Lagos. Founded in 2010 alongside her partner, Akin, Eventecture is the meeting point between timeless...
21 Nov  
‘To raise a nation, it starts from family’
7 Nov  
Everything about me is all about children; I believe that to raise a nation, it starts from the family. They are the basics to kick starting a nation and so, I have always respected babies...
'If we can fix effective leadership practices across spheres of life, we will have a prosperous nation'
17 Oct  
My motivation to embrace leadership is multidimensional. Growing up, I saw just how homes were destroyed because of lack of great leadership at the helms of affairs.
Adebola Adefioye: Personal experience, racism inspired me to start Afro Women and Youth Foundation
3 Oct  
There are so many Nigerians living in the diaspora making us proud, Adebola Adefioye is one of them. She is not only raising the flag high but also empowering other women while at it. A proven, resilient woman whose work with women and youth span over 10 years, she coordinated the For Girls the Only…
‘Low level of exposure, literacy hinder women’s financial education’
26 Sep  
Financial inclusion is a process, which gives individuals access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs.
Abimbola Oki: I’m teaching women how to turn their passion for cooking into business
19 Sep  
There is a popular saying that the easiest way to a man’s heart is through food; a well prepared meal could make an African man give you a blank cheque some say.
Folasayo Adefemi: I created feminitease to make online shopping easy for women
12 Sep  
Folasayo Adefemi is the founder of feminitease.com, a multivendor online marketplace for women products and services (SHEmarketplace). Fola, as she is fondly called, is very passionate about women and I believe she is called to see women progress and do well in life. She derives joy from bringing women together and seeing them achieve their…
“I washed clothes, fried akara before starting my liquid soap and cream venture”
5 Sep  
Someone once said, ‘you have to be dogged to match up the energy of a Nigerian woman who is determined to win at life.’ I totally agree, and this is the message behind Moni’s story of resilience and hope.
‘Most entrepreneurs fail because they neglect legal aspects of their businesses’
29 Aug  
Legal practitioner and author, Ifeoma Ben is the founder of Legal Business Network (LBN), a platform that assists enterpreneurs to build legally protected businesses.
‘I launched Project Safe Birth to support women in rural communities’
22 Aug  
Abiodun Emiola Alabi is a passionate Human Resource professional and serial entrepreneur very keen about people and performance management. She is an enthusiastic
'Creating opportunities for our local beauticians is something that has been burning within me'
15 Aug  
The passion began in my final year in the university; I had just decided that I wasn’t going down the white-collar route.
‘Unemployment is a critical issue that needs to be solved’
15 Aug  
My passion for personal development is almost inherited; my father drummed it into us from a very young age that a persons ‘nurture’ and not his/her ‘nature’ determines their destiny.
Empower citizens and the nation will automatically advance economically
25 Jul  
My experience in the aviation industry before I resigned in 2019 was quite informative and educational, though with all kinds of challenges that revolved around character building, crisis resolutions, peace building and reconciliation.