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Brands We Love: Cassava Republic
April 19, 2022
Beginning in the early 2000s, a new generation of Nigerian publishing houses began to appear. They were daring enterprises; there was promise bubbling underneath the surface, but the surface looked barren. It cried out for pioneers willing to plough through the lack of interest in books and the arts in general. Cassava Republic was one … Continue reading Brands We Love: Cassava Republic
Brands We Love: Tiffany Amber
April 19, 2022
Unless you’re a Nigerian fashion buff, you might be forgiven for thinking that Tiffany Amber is a foreign fashion brand which just happens to have a particularly strong presence in the country’s high-end clothing industry. And your assumption may be reinforced by the glitz and glamour that often surrounds it, and the fact that it … Continue reading Brands We Love: Tiffany Amber
Brands We Love: Sidmach Technologies
April 19, 2022
The existence of an emerging tech industry in Nigeria owes itself to the work of such companies as Sidmach Technologies. At the time of its founding, most Nigerians hadn’t even set their eyes on a computer. The dream of a future driven by digital technology was practically inconceivable; if only, something to be enjoyed by … Continue reading Brands We Love: Sidmach Technologies
Brands We Love: Paga
April 19, 2022
It’s hard to find a financial services firm that comes closest to marrying new tech with good old on-site presence as Paga does. Its growing army of agents are stationed in towns and cities across Nigeria, providing people with some of the benefits they’d get from using a formal bank, but without the associated hassles. … Continue reading Brands We Love: Paga
Brands We Love: Hegai & Esther
April 19, 2022
Hegai & Esther might strike you as an interesting name for a beauty brand- unless you follow the industry closely enough. That line of business is something of a paradise for exotic looking nomenclature, ranging from interesting attempts at anglicizing their founders’ names, to wonderfully weird, other-worldly terms. But this one is more than a … Continue reading Brands We Love: Hegai & Esther
Brands We Love: Kachifo
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s book publishing scene appears to be bubbling with renewed vigour. Where once the overwhelming material pushed out to the market was textbooks and low-quality tales in print, there’s been a rise in the number of creative fiction, autobiographical works and political literature put out to bookstores on an annual basis. A small band of … Continue reading Brands We Love: Kachifo
Brands We Love: Rite Foods
April 19, 2022
If you’re a Nigerian sausage roll aficionado (as many commuters in the country’s towns and cities are), you’ll almost certainly have heard about, seen or consumed a Rite Food product. Their sausage rolls are among the bigger snack brands that help fill the guts of hungry people on the go, whether they’re at work, at … Continue reading Brands We Love: Rite Foods
Brands We Love: Oba Couture
April 19, 2022
Oba Couture is one of a number of Nigerian luxury fashion brands that have sprung up in the last decade. Fueled by the perception of a growing taste for stylish Afrocentric accessories, these new generation ventures are setting up shop in the cities of Nigeria, and across urban Africa. The leather shoes and bags produced … Continue reading Brands We Love: Oba Couture
Brands We Love: Beloxxi Industries
April 19, 2022
Beloxxi’s cream crackers have become a fixture in shops and stores across Nigeria. You find them on the tables of street-side kiosks, and on the shelves of large shopping malls. They’re ubiquitous. And they’re proudly Nigerian too. These crackers are part of a fast-growing industry that’s currently worth well over ₦100 billion. This rapid expansion … Continue reading Brands We Love: Beloxxi Industries
Brands We Love: Sweet Sensation
April 19, 2022
Every day, Sweet Sensation’s two dozen or more restaurants serve a wide variety of dishes to their hungry, treat seeking customers. They fill bellies with a mouthwatering assortment of foods representing the local culinary heritage and international tastes. It wants its visitors to know what it means for the Nigerian eba and eforiro to sit … Continue reading Brands We Love: Sweet Sensation
Brands We Love: Wapic Insurance
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s insurance sector has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade. This growth is being driven by members of the country’s expanding urban working class, who are becoming more aware of the need to hedge against financially demanding situations that may arise in their future lives. But it’s also been sparked by insurance … Continue reading Brands We Love: Wapic Insurance
Brands We Love: Zashadu Luxury Bags
April 19, 2022
If Zainab Ashadu’s life were to be portrayed as a single work of art, it would almost certainly be a solid, vibrant, multi-dimensional piece, perhaps with lines of varying hues running discontinuously over its surface. It could be a handbag, made of leather and fur, and attractively dyed, suitable for the style conscious cosmopolitan woman. … Continue reading Brands We Love: Zashadu Luxury Bags
Brands We Love: Ajali Handmade Naturals
April 19, 2022
After battling through a particularly difficult illness, Ifeyinwa Ojekwe decided to make positive tweaks to her lifestyle. She became a big fan of natural skin care, and sought out organic products in local stores. When she failed to find body stores with purely natural creams and oils on offer, she made the items herself. In … Continue reading Brands We Love: Ajali Handmade Naturals
Brands We Love: Cafe Neo
April 19, 2022
Despite being one of the world’s leading producers of coffee, Nigeria doesn’t really have a coffee drinking culture. Like other coffee growing African countries, she exports most of her produce to other regions of the world where it is widely consumed. Until recently, Nigeria’s community of coffee enthusiasts has consisted of returnees from the diaspora and … Continue reading Brands We Love: Cafe Neo
Brands We Love: Lady Biba
April 19, 2022
Nigeria isn’t in want of indigenous fashion brands. From the small time tailor who slaps on cheap tags to their wares, to the big celebrity designers creating bespoke dresses for the runways, the industry is as lively as it’s ever been. Not surprisingly, it’s a fragmented market; players within the space find it a tough … Continue reading Brands We Love: Lady Biba
