The Silo is a sanctuary in the city of Cape Town, celebrating art, style, and design. This architectural masterpiece towers above the V&A Waterfront and is defined by its shimmering pillowed-glass windows which offer panoramic views stretching from Table Mountain to the Table Bay harbour. This luxury accommodation occupies six floors above the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) which houses Africa’s largest collection of contemporary African art. Meticulously selected by the owner of The Royal Portfolio and avid art enthusiast, Liz Biden, The Silo Hotel’s art collection houses some of Africa’s most talented, emerging, and eminent contemporary artists…
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🎥Gabriel Ogbechie This video says it all, in a nutshell. Dr. Gabriel Ogbechie is Group Managing Director at Rainoil Limited, a leading energy company in Nigeria. With an impressive career spanning over 30 years, he possesses a wealth of expertise in sales, marketing, and operations within the Oil & Gas space.
In 2023, over 4,000 tech enthusiasts converged in Uyo (Akwa Ibom State) for the Akwa Ibom Tech Week – an extraordinary experience spanning innovation in tech, networking with industry leaders, and brainstorming within workshops and panels. Building on last year’s success, where 500 youths received Google Scholarships and job placements, organisers of Akwa Ibom Tech Week 2024 have promised to create an even stronger innovation ecosystem. Key events include: Hackathon & Cultural Night Conference & Venture Showcase Career Fair & Creative Showcase Ecosystem Hub Tour 📅 Date: October 28 – November 2, 2024📍 Venue: Key locations across Akwa Ibom State…
📸Diaryofakitchenlover Chef Tolani, founder of diaryofakitchenlover, is a Nigerian food blogger, recipe developer, food tutor, and all-round entrepreneur who curates and shares multimedia on easy, appetising dishes – much to the delight of her 1.8 million Instagram followers It turns out that she’s also got great business acumen, which enables her make sound decisions, and drive successful outcomes for her company. One of those is her recent launch of two Diaryofakitchenlover studios, situated in Lagos Mainland. Chef T says: Welcome to Diaryofakitchenlover Studios bestiessss🥰 The most affordable kitchen studio on the Mainland, Lagos. At our space, you can: – Shoot any…
if you’re a teenager living in Lagos State, and you have developed a clever solution to a burning problem that exists across the city, the Teen Innovators Challenge is keen to hear from you! The intention is for you to finally take your ideas off the drawing board and bring them to life, supported by the following prizes for your game-changing solutions: 💰 1st Place: 200,000 Naira + Mentorship🎉 2nd Place: 100,000 Naira🏆 3rd Place: 50,000 Naira Submit your brilliant ideas here. 🗓️ Submission Deadline: November 04, 2024👥 Ages: 13-22📍 Open to Teens in Lagos Teen Innovators Challenge is organised…
🎥 Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo is Founder & CEO, Market Doctors – the first retail and mobile Clinic in Nigeria with a vision of bringing healthcare to the doorstep of Nigerians without disturbing their normal economic, religious, educational and social activities, using mobile clinics and outreaches. Her exceptional outreach extends to marketplaces! When asked why she has taken on such an unusual task with verve, Yetunde responds: Why do I do what I do? People often ask me this, and honestly, there are many reasons. But my name, my story, holds the answer. I lost my grandmother to something as preventable…
The Lagos State Government has thrown open an invite to all agro enthusiasts to join in at the Lagos Agrinnovation Summit on October 31, 2024, where policy makers, innovators, investors, and enthusiasts will come together to explore the latest innovations and strategies shaping the agri value chain, for a more sustainable food system. As part of the conversation shaping the future of agriculture, the Lagos Agrithon will also take place, featuring 31 forward-thinking startups (shortlisted from 312 applications) who will be competing for ₦100,000,000 in grant funding for fueling their journey to disrupt and transform the agricultural landscape. Currently in…
(L): Nneamaka Nwosisi (Creative Director, Founder & CEO, Mak Nisy); H. E. Svein Baera (Norway’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria) 📸 @undpnigeria Abuja-based Mak Nisy was founded in June 2011 by Nneamaka Nwosisi to specialise in the design and production of handmade bags and accessories, using African print fabrics and leather. Nneamaka’s intention was to showcase to the world that exquisite fashion accessories made with authentic local fabrics could easily match their global counterparts in terms of quality and aesthetics. And she has since proven her mettle. (2nd-L): Elsie Attafuah (Resident Representative, UNDP Nigeria) Recently, the Inclusive Growth SPIEG team of…
Toby Egbuna (Co-Founder, Chezie) We found Toby Egbuna’s story (below) to be one absolutely worth sharing (verbatim). Toby and his sister Dumebi are co-founders of Chezie, a DEI software company. At 27 years old, I quit my consulting job making $140k to start a DEI software company with my sister.Not exactly the path my immigrant parents imagined I’d take when they came to the U.S. in 1997, but I wanted to be an entrepreneur, so I took the chance.And now, three years later, I can honestly say that I wouldn’t trade it for anything.I’ll be real, building Chezie has been…
The Lagos State government has introduced a new mental health helpline, intended to enhance mental health support and expand access to mental health services across Lagos. The Lagos Lifeline Smart Number is: 0700 000 MIND (0700 000 6463). This is in addition to the existing Lagos Lifeline Number: 090 9000 MIND (090 90006463). The new telephone line was announced at a government-inspired “Lift Up Hope” event held at JJT Park (Alausa, Ikeja), to commemorate World Mental Day 2024 (October 14). The objective is to provide immediate access to mental health resources, reinforcing the government’s commitment to tackling mental health challenges…