🎥 jetaimepatisserie If you’re ever in the New York city (Brooklyn, Bed-Stuy area), you might want to visit Jatee Kearsly. Jatee (Founder of Jetaime Patisserie), who caters to her local community, is convinced that every single person, irrespective of their socio-economic background, should be able to get a bite of delicious French pastry. And Ms. Kearsely puts her money where her mouth is by throwing her business doors open at 8AM to greet the first rush of eager customers. Jatee Kearsly (Founder of Jetaime Patisserie) 📸(Jetaime Patisserie
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Team Chowdeck (L-R): Olumide Ojo (Co-Founder & CTO); Lanre Yusuf (Co-Founder & COO); Femi Aluko (Co-Founder & CEO) Following Nigeria’s 2024 policy removing subsidies on petroleum products, the pump price of petrol naturally skyrocketed, leaving food delivery logistics companies – which rely on petrol-powered motorbikes – struggling to survive the sudden astronomical cost of doing business. Many have floundered and shut down, including popular brands such as JumiaFood, Gokada, Glovo, and Bolt Food. Yet, Chowdeck thrives, with its success ascribed to aggressive expansion across disparate locations in Nigeria – Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Asaba, Benin City, Abeokuta, Ilorin and Port Harcourt…
Agbeyewa Farms, a subsidiary of Cavista Holdings, recently announced the signing of a multi-billion Naira Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s Ekiti State Government to cultivate cassava on a large scale in the state through an out-grower program. (L-R): Governor Abiodun Oyebanji , Niyi John Olajide, and Dele Odufuye ((Vice President & Country Director at Cavista, Nigeria) The MOU was signed by Governor Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State (Nigeria) and Chairman of Cavista Holding (owners of Agbeyewa Farms), Niyi John Olajide, on the sidelines of the just-concluded 2024 US-Africa Business Summit that took place in Dallas, Texas (USA). 🎥 AriseTV…
Book release 2024: ‘The Wizard Farmer’ by Farmer Samson Ogbole – sharing his thoughts on work, money, wealth creation, agribusiness, betrayal 📸SamsonOgbole Samson Ogbole is the Team Lead for Eupepsia Place Limited (Soilless Farm lab), and the fascination across the globe with his work is understandable – soilless growing, also known as hydroponics, is based on the workable idea that plants can grow and thrive without the need for a traditional substrate. Earlier on in the week, the inimitable Farmer Ogbole had the pleasure of receiving the Agriculture Team Lead from the French Embassy in Nigeria, led by Regional Counsellor, Dr.…
By Patrick Kingsley Odiegwu (Managing Director & CEO, Polyguard Investment – a licensed high grade poly-metallic mining company based in Benue State, Nigeria). 📸 Patrick Odiegwu “The misconception out there is that Africa is poor and hungry – this is so far from the prevailing realities. Yes, it’s true that our communities are still not shining brightly at night but that is not the primary measure of wealth. The real measure of wealth is being able to feed oneself, have a roof over one’s head even if it’s a thatched roof. Our company, PolyGuard Investment Nigeria Ltd expanded into agriculture primarily to support the livelihood…
By Agricultural🌱 expert & Consultant, Zakari Shehu (CEO JARFA Agribusiness Limited) “For millennia, smallholder farmers have been a major part of crop production in Africa. Yet despite the considerable efforts made over the years by research institutes and investment programs to improve their agronomical practices — including plant population, health, growth, and fertilization (as well as harvesting, ease in loan accessibility, availability of improved seeds, and other growth enhancement inputs for smallholder farmers) — we are still unable to meet demand by relying solely on smallholder farmers. The tractor performing this weeding operation is auto driven and unmanned 🎥 ZakariShehu…
🎥 Phil Bainbridge/ GraphicNews From Marseille to Paris, passing through the French overseas territories, the Olympic flame will follow an epic route never seen before! Test Event Triathlon (Women) for the Olympic Games 2024 📸@ Ville de Paris
🎥 Healthtracka It’s anniversary number three for Healthtracka – a digital health platform that makes lab testing easy and convenient with at-home sample collection and digital results available in a maximum of three days. Founded in Feb 2021, Healthtracka allows consumers direct access to a wide range of testing options and clinical services at home, with tests covering men’s health, women’s health, and sexual health. Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson (Founder & CEO, Healthtracka) Thrilled with the company’s healthcare contributions to society, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson (Founder & CEO, Healthtracka) says: It’s been three incredible years of improving access to healthcare in Nigeria leveraging innovation…
Uzo Obi (Founder & CEO, Arete Wood Limited) 📸AdaobiOniwinde Uzo Obi is founder of Arete Wood Limited (manufacturers of household and institutional furniture, and exclusive Nigeria distributor of Kronospan MFC, MDF and HPL panels). What is, perhaps, more intriguing (and inspiring) is the backstory that led to Uzo’s business, which her cousin Adaobi Oniwinde gives an insight into: She attended what is among the [top] Ivy League of girls’ private secondary schools in the UK, after which she studied Accounting at the London School of Economics.Then started her career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen and moved to Hong Kong…
Known for breaking barriers and healing young minds with inclusive, accessible, and comprehensive mental healthcare, Backpack Healthcare is thrilled to announce that it has secured $14 million in Series A funding! Led by the visionary Founder & CEO, Hafeezah Muhammad, the company assures that it’s passion rests on an unequivocal mission to revolutionise the way that mental wellness for children and adolescents is approached. Says the company: We’re especially happy to announce this milestone during Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Our round was led by PACE Healthcare Capital. Hafeezah Muhammad and her son, Azeem 📸by Jenice Waldron, Hamptons 2024 According…