Founded by Nigerian entrepreneur, Affiong Williams, ReelFruit is redefining what’s possible for Nigeria’s tree crop farmers. By reimagining traditional timelines and tackling one of the sector’s biggest barriers head-on, the company is proving that innovation in agriculture can deliver both sustainability and immediate economic impact. Their intercropping model demonstrates how smart farming can transform livelihoods — not years down the line, but from the very first year. Read the latest thoughts from ReelFruit: [📸 Reelfruit] What if farmers could earn within the first year of tree planting? The biggest discouragement for tree crop farmers is the long wait of 3–5…
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The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia share strong historical ties, common values and close cooperation on immigration and security matters. This campaign builds on the outcomes of the Five Country Ministerial and demonstrates our countries’ commitment to working together to address shared challenges while protecting vulnerable people. Abuja, 24th November 2025- The Diplomatic Missions of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have announced the launch of a coordinated international campaign to combat visa fraud and protect people from exploitation by fraudulent immigration facilitators. The #FightingVisaFraud campaign was launched during International Fraud Awareness Week (16-22 November) and represents an unprecedented level of cooperation between…
[📸 British High Commission in Nigeria] 25 November 2025 — The British High Commission in Nigeria, in partnership with Manufacturing Africa, hosted an Investor Night spotlighting six innovative Nigerian startups from the UK-funded Green Business Building (GBB) Accelerator Programme. Following 16 weeks of intensive business development support and mentorship, the startups pitched their sustainable manufacturing solutions to a room of potential investors. The featured green ventures span a broad range of climate-friendly industries, including renewable energy, recycling, organic agriculture, and electric mobility. The startups — GreenSpace Recycling, Sirius-X Energy, Auxano Solar, Taeillo, ZOOMe, and Veggie Victory — presented compelling business…
Prosus – the power behind the world’s leading lifestyle eCommerce brands – recently gathered an audience at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the Africa edition of the Tech Found Her awards. The startup competition finalists featured 10 founders, with 10 different stories, and one shared force. From the 1168 applications received, the 10 finalists were: ✨Farm to Feed – Claire van Enk✨Farmerline Group – Esther Kimani – WINNER✨HubPharm Africa – Tope Kareem✨@LifeBank – Temie Giwa – Tubosun✨POLLEN PATROLLERS – Margaret Wanjiku✨Pullus Africa – Opeoluwa Fayomi✨tix.africa – Folayemi Agusto✨Neotex.ai RDC – Jenny Ambukiyenyi Onya✨AI for Good category – FriendnPal (PREDICTIVE AI MULTILINGUAL…
Winners of The 19th Annual PRECIOUS Awards. Founder of The AVOCADO Foundation, Carol Akiwumi MBE (L) The 19th Annual PRECIOUS Awards — A powerful, purpose filled and emotional night honouring Black women and women of colour in business and leadership and the allies who champion them — was celebrated on Friday, 21 November at the Royal Horseguards Hotel (United Kingdom).Meet the 2025 winners: 🎉 Start-Up Business of the Year — LocaeRise BuildLocalGrowGlobalSponsored by the British Library Business & IP Centre🎉 Outstanding Woman in Public Sector — Dr Jummy Okoya PhD, FRSA, FCMI, SFHEA, MCIPD, ICF (PCC), Dean, Office for Institutional Equity;…
Ajay Wasserman — CEO & CIO, Fio Capital Family Office In recent years, a powerful shift has begun quietly reshaping Africa’s investment landscape — one led not by fast-moving venture funds, but by long-viewed family capital. Few observers understand this evolution more deeply than Ajay Wasserman, an African investment strategist and founder of Fio Capital, whose work sits at the intersection of patient capital, industry-building, and intergenerational stewardship. With decades of experience guiding families and enterprises across the continent, Mr. Wasserman is part of a growing movement redefining what meaningful investment in Africa should look like. In this piece, Wasserman…
Tosin Eniolorunda — Co-Founder & Group CEO at Moniepoint As Co-Founder and CEO of Moniepoint, Tosin Eniolorunda has spent years building financial infrastructure for millions of everyday Nigerians—especially those whose livelihoods depend on the informal economy. His work takes him into the heart of communities often overlooked by data and policy, where real economic activity happens quietly but powerfully. Below, he shares one such story: a glimpse into the life and grit of Yietovie, a fish seller in Bayelsa State of Nigeria whose determination reflects the true engine behind Nigeria’s informal sector. “Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot on Nigeria’s…
Ifedayo Agoro — CEO, Dang! Lifestyle [📸 Author] Every founder has a moment when grit meets instinct, and instinct meets a little bit of madness. For Ifedayo Agoro (CEO at Dang! Lifestyle) those moments became the fuel that took a Nigerian-born skincare brand global. In this candid reflection, she shares five bold, unconventional—and sometimes downright unhinged—decisions that shaped her journey. From betting big on herself to embracing visibility, chasing feedback, and moving across continents with nothing but conviction, her story is a reminder that growth isn’t always tidy. But with courage, clarity, and a willingness to try what others won’t,…
Cynthia Barnes — Founder & CEO, Black Women’s Wealth Lab™ What happened when Cynthia Barnes finally invoiced her church? It became a masterclass in pricing purpose, honuoring one’s gifts, and transforming “service” into sustainable impact. Here’s how it unfolded, in her words: “Yes, I invoiced my church $10K.The pastor’s jaw dropped. “But we’re doing God’s work.””So am I,” I said. “And God’s work deserves proper funding.”See, they’d been running community programs for 15 years. Free financial literacy. Free job training. Free business coaching. All led by Black women who tithed, served, and subsidized.The youth minister was teaching coding bootcamps after…
Citizen reporters Victoria Uwadoka (L) and her daughter Mmesomachi Uwadoka give us an insight into the novel ‘Streetwear Hub’ at GTCO Fashion Weekend 2025 — [📸Victoria Uwadoka] While flashbulbs popped and fashion elites swarmed the main runway at the just-concluded GTCO Fashion Weekend (November 8—9, 2025), something refreshingly grassroots was unfolding on the sidelines — a newly introduced, rather brilliant section called the Streetwear Hub pavilion. Here, a quieter kind of buzz was happening and the noise was different: tucked between racks of oversized tees, statement sneakers, and bold cultural mashups, lived a strong heartbeat of the weekend: small but…