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Women You Should Know: Funke Abimbola

  Funke Abimbola, MBE is a Nigerian businesswoman, lawyer, public speaker and TV contributor. She is advocating for diversity across UK society with a specific focus on the legal profession. Abimbola attended Newcastle University to study law. Early life and

Women You Should Know: Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

  Overview of Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Adeleye-Fayemi has been associated with a number of international women’s rights and philanthropy organisations, including as co-chair of the International Network of Women’s Funds, President of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), and

ThrowBack Thursday – Flora Nwapa: Nigeria’s First Female Novelist

    Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa was a Nigerian author born in Oguta, on 13th January 1931. Flora Nwapa was the eldest of 6 children of Christopher Ijeoma – who worked with the United Africa Company (UAC) and Martha Nwapa

Women You Should Know: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was born, September 15, 1977, in Enugu, Nigeria. The Nigerian author is one whose work has drawn extensively on the Nigeria-Biafra war of the late 1960s. Background and Education Adichie was born in the city of

Women You Should Know: Agbani Darego

  Agbani Darego, born on 22 December 1982, is a Nigerian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World in 2001. She was the first indigenous African to win Miss World. Early life The Abonnema-native, Darego, was born in

Women You Should Know: Hilda Dokubo

  Hilda Dokubo is a renowned Nollywood actress, producer, youth advocate, model and television personality. She was born and bred in Buguma, a community in Asari-Toru in Rivers state. She is the firstborn in a family of six children. Read

Different Shades Of Uju Obuekwe

In the realm of business, there are those who show you how to provide quality products or services to your customers or clients, and there are others who go beyond the basics by showing you how to build a strong

Women You Should Know: Mosunmola Mo’ Abudu

Background Popularly called Mo Abudu, Mosunmola Abudu, is a Nigerian media mogul, media personality, philanthropist and former human resources management consultant. Abudu was born in Hammersmith, West London and her early years were spent in the UK. She attended the

5 Facts About Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo

On Sunday, June 14, 2020, the news of Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo’s passing shook the nation as well as many who loved her for her phenomenal work as an event planner. Ibidun died in the early hours of Sunday morning in Port

FasterCapital’s Women Round of Funding

FasterCapital (an incubator based in Dubai, UAE) is launching its yearly women round on 16th, June 2020. The last woman round has attracted more than 200 submissions from 50 different countries. This round is dedicated to any startup that has one

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed World Health Organization’s Special Envoy

Nigerian development economist and financial expert, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has yet again bagged another appointment after she was named a Special Envoy into the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator by global health ruling body, the World Health

Women You Should Know – Aderonke Kale

Aderonke Kale, a medical doctor, is a pioneer in a field which, from time immemorial, has been traditionally reserved for men all over the world – the military profession. She not only ventured into this field, she also distinguished herself

Nigerians in History: Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi

Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi…a woman that is known for women empowerment and the first woman to practice medicine in Nigeria. Background Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi, MBE, OFR (née Akerele), was born in Lagos to the family of David and Rufina Akerele in

Significance Of Mothers Day

The pains associated with child labour for women cannot be under-estimated, having to feel the baby kick and feed in her stomach for nine months, seeing her good-looking body swell and add more weight due to pregnancy, and the frequent

Women You Should Know: Fatima Batul Mukhtar

Fondly called Mama FUD by lovers and admirers within and outside the university community, she is one of the powerful women breaking the barriers inhibiting girl-child education especially in the north-western region of Nigeria. Against all odds, Prof. Fatima broke

Cyril Ramaphosa Appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Into South African Economic Council

In a bid to revive its ailing economy which has suffered two recessions in two years, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa expanded the Rainbow Nation’s Economic Advisory Council with the appointment of Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as member

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