Archives Tag: youth

TECH

April 19, 2022

TechCrunch is bringing its second Startup Battlefield Africa competition to Lagos, Nigeria. The program will be held on the 11rh December 2018. Last year, the first Startup Battlefield Africa was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, and it featured 15 Startups from all over Africa. TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa hunts for Africa’s best innovators, creators and technology entrepreneurs. … Continue reading Apply Today for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018

By tobenna-ezike

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Are Feyinsetan, national coach of the Nigeria Para Powerlifting team, is  confident that Nigeria will not only make a great host to the 2019 Powerlifting Championships, but will go on to win the event. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the International Paralympics Committee-sanction championships will serve as part of … Continue reading 2019 Powerlifting World Championships: “Nigeria Will Host And Win” – Feyinsetan

By achem

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Do you have a hobby you’re good at? If there’s anything you currently do for free that others seem to demand often, you may want to consider monetizing it. Ready to move from hobby to hustle? Here are 7 mindset shifts you need to be deliberate about: No naira, no business. True, you’re used to … Continue reading 7 Tips for Monetizing Your Hobby

By jehonwa

Africa Website Review

April 19, 2022

Africa is remarkably blessed with natural resources which have a striking viability for success if utilized effectively. In fact, the silver lining in Africa’s current situation is that for every problem the continent is facing, there is always a smart solution to that problem, thus giving room for diverse business opportunities to spring up. Aware of this fact, John-Paul … Continue reading Websites We Love: SmallStarter.com

By samuelokoruwa

BUSINESS Business Profiles

April 19, 2022

It’s hard to miss Honey Ogundeyi‘s exuberance when you’re watching a video of her talking business. Her style is typically cheerful, her words are insightful, and her delivery smooth; knowledge dished out with good natured frankness and not a little spirit. She’s earned the right to dole out such advice. As founder and boss of … Continue reading Honey Ogundeyi: Pioneering A Tech Revolution for African Fashion

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Events

April 19, 2022

2018YPLagos (Young Professionals Lagos) is a mentoring session targeted at young professionals 35 years old and below. The participants will have the opportunity of sitting and having breakfast (a table of 10) with a top-level executive who will be open and honest about the realities and challenges within their industry; choices, sacrifices and mistakes made. … Continue reading Register for Young Professionals Conference, 2018YPLagos

By ibiene

Tourism

April 19, 2022

Lola Daniyan Lola is the founder of Unraveling Nigeria, a tourism company whose primal goal is to unravel every tourist attraction around Nigeria and showcase it to the world.  She studied in London and while she was there, she never envisaged a career in tourism until after she had graduated and moved back to Nigeria.  … Continue reading Top 5 Nigerian Tourism Bloggers

By samuelokoruwa

People

April 19, 2022

Forbes, the international magazine known for its celebration of fame, opulence and global business, has put out its list of 30 most promising young African entrepreneurs for 2018. The list, which is published annually, highlights the achievements of business people, typically below age thirty, who are building high networth businesses and positively impacting their countries … Continue reading 9 Nigerians Make Forbes’ 2018 List of Africa’s 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs

By ikenna-nwachukwu

Teens

April 19, 2022

Read Part One here.   Pick Your Crowd I’m sure your mum has told you how important it is to have the right friends, and I trust you heard her the first time, enough already. Truth is, it cannot be overemphasized. Yes, she’s your classmate from kindergarten. Yes, he’s incredibly cool and socially adept. True, … Continue reading What I Wish I Had Done Differently as a JAMBITE (Part 2)

By jehonwa

Agriculture BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

We cannot talk about attracting Nigerian youth into agriculture without first commending and appreciating our trailblazers and touch bearers, our old or aged farmers. Without them we will not have any agriculture in Nigeria. They have with them knowledge, experience and expertise about weather, seed, character of crops, forest reserve, and soil. Their understanding of … Continue reading Attracting and Retaining Nigerian Youth in Agriculture

By pagboga

Agriculture News

April 19, 2022

  The Ministry of Agriculture and the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), have signed a N3.5 billion agreement to  encourage mechanised farming and boost food production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adeshina and the Managing Director of BoA, Dr Mohammed Santuraki, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 400 tractors for farmers. … Continue reading Nigerian Government gives Youth another reason to Farm

By frederick

Arts

April 19, 2022

Nehi Igbinijesu   Alas, The dawning of stellar day Lurid and long awaited Like lyrics from another plain Prior warnings that gladden A soul heeding the elder’s pall Reveries romantic That only old age brings Lessons of life and wounds That time can singly heal And so shortened With self-fun and joy Such time to … Continue reading Poem of the Week: Blown Out

By nehijesu

Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, is fast growing to become a mega city. This phenomenal growth is largely due to a new breed of young business owners, entrepreneurs, who are coming up with business ideas and services. These young men and women have provided solutions and services by thinking outside the box, and coming up … Continue reading The Abuja Young Entrepreneur Awards

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iConnect

April 19, 2022

On Sunday, the 25th of March 2012, NTA’s Newsline featured the story of Ime Anwana, a youth corps member who made a visible difference in her NYSC area of primary assignment. The village of Kaffin Koro paid homage to this young lady for the remarkable work she did for them. The District Head of the … Continue reading Ime Anwana: The Portrait of a Young Leader

By loyigah