Archives Tag: okra

Food Recipes

Recipe For Scent Leaves Okro Soup

April 19, 2022

Okro is a vegetable that’s known for its viscosity. Okro soup is quite popular. Different ethnic groups have different ways of making it. But the two major styles of making it are with ogbono and without ogbono. Both ogbono and okro are known for their viscosity (draw factor). When Ogbono is added to Okro, it … Continue reading Recipe For Scent Leaves Okro Soup

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FinTech TECH Website Review

Websites We Love: Okra.ng

April 19, 2022

  Okra is a FinTech API that allows individuals to link their bank accounts to third-party applications. Founded in June 2019 by Fara Ashiru Jituboh, Okra was built to solve a problem that has faced Africa for a long time: the inability to connect third-party applications to African banks. Read more about Websites we love … Continue reading Websites We Love: Okra.ng

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Agriculture BUSINESS

Did You Know? Nigeria is the Second Largest Producer Of Okra in the World

April 19, 2022

Okra (okro) is a big part of traditional cuisine in many parts of Nigeria. The vegetable features in dishes consumed by people in locations as far apart as Lagos and Kano. Many recognize its value in the slimy characteristic it brings to traditional soups. The widespread consumption of okra in Nigeria is helped by farmers … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria is the Second Largest Producer Of Okra in the World

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Food Health

Nature’s Pharmacy: Health Benefits Of Okro

April 19, 2022

  Hello dear readers, how are you doing today? I hope that you are doing great. It feels so blessed to be alive and well. Now, let’s briefly talk about the importance of maintaining the relationships we have. The truth is that no man is an Island. We all need people or someone around us. … Continue reading Nature’s Pharmacy: Health Benefits Of Okro

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Finance

TLcom invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector”

April 19, 2022

Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. With the first API in Africa to retrieve real-time financial data from a bank account to any web or mobile app, Okra’s new investment will be used to scale their team … Continue reading TLcom invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector”

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BUSINESS

Fintech Startup Okra Gets $1 Million Investment from TLcom

April 19, 2022

Okra, a relatively young fintech startup based in Lagos, Nigeria, has gotten backing worth $1 million from venture capital group TLcom. Founded in 2019, the startup has gained traction for its API product, which connects users’ bank accounts to digital apps that may require them for financial transactions. The founding team speaks of it as … Continue reading Fintech Startup Okra Gets $1 Million Investment from TLcom

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Food

A Recipe for Okro Soup

April 19, 2022

I became a member of the Okro haters association from childhood. There was nothing Big Mummy did not try in her bid to get me to like this soup. She talked, cajoled and even forced me, it did not work. In fact, every time I was forced to eat Okro soup, I ended up in … Continue reading A Recipe for Okro Soup

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Health

Four Health Benefits of Okra

April 19, 2022

Aside from being used to prepare a delicious soup that can be eaten with a variety of dishes, did you know that okra has numerous nutritional benefits that it delivers to the body? Also known as lady’s finger, okra is a vegetable that is grown in most tropical and temperate regions of the world as … Continue reading Four Health Benefits of Okra

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