Join Alliance Française in Lagos for an unforgettable evening that celebrates authentic, compelling African narratives and cinematic excellence through Short Films, featuring Film Screening, Interactive Panel Sessions, Award Recognition and Presentations. AN EVENING OF SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL (AEOSFF) #LAGOS2024 Theme: Diversity and Inclusion, carrying everyone along through compelling African stories. Date: Saturday November 30, 2024 Red Carpet: 4PM Main Event: 5PM Venue: Mike Adenuga Centre. Alliance Française de Lagos.9 Osborne Road. Ikoyi-Lagos. Tickets: VIP and REGULAR available
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Adanne Uche (Founder, Adys Agro) has thrown an open invite to join her at the 2024 Lagos international Trade Fair, taking place at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. Ady’s Agro will be exhibiting as from November 06 – 10, 2024 and can be found at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSEFT) corner.
Solution Innovation District (SID) – a platform for training, incubating and mentoring startups and innovative entrepreneurs in Anambra State, Nigeria – are thrilled to announce the first-ever Anambra Innovation Week 2024. Amidst keynote speeches, hands-on workshops, product showcases, awards, and competitions, the Innovation Week is expected bring together experts from different walks of life (both public and private sector) to explore the unlimited possibilities of innovation that exist across Africa. Date: November 25th – 30th, 2024 Theme: đđŤđđđđ˘đ§đ đđĄđ đ đŽđđŽđŤđ đ¨đ đđđŤđ˘đđ, đđ¨đ° To attend, please register here:
Olubunmi Davies is a retired Architect and the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Sisi Aladire Enterprises – masters in the art of tie-dye fabric methods – and she will be exhibiting at Wear Nigeria 2024, which showcases Nigeriaâs rich textiles and Afrocentric design to the world. The 2024 edition of Wear Nigeria will take place for from November 08 – 10 as follows: Day 1: Symposium, Panel Exhibitions and Exhibition Day 2: Exhibition on Nigerian Fashion & Textile Day 3: Exhibition, Cultural Performance & Fashion Runway Locations: Alliance Francaise (Mike Adenuga Centr, Ikoyi. Lagos) + Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island (see poster…
Adejoke Lasisi is Founder at Planet 3R đ – a social enterprise dedicated to converting textile and plastic waste into innovative and eco-friendly products. Her company was recently commissioned by VivaPlus Detergent to produce 3,000 school bags made from detergent sachet waste. In reaction, Adejoke said: It always gives me immense joy whenever I see smiles on the students privilege [sic] to receive our eco-friendly school bags.Who would have thought detergent waste sachets made these beautiful bags?I’m really happy with the solution we are creating at Planet 3RđWe are really grateful with this partnership of making 3,000 school bags with…
RubĂŠn Dominguez Ibar is a Venture Capital investor at Mundi Ventures, which invests in Series A-C rounds (tickets from 3M -10M). Using Sequoia Capital’s proven template, RubĂŠn shares on how startups must pitch lđśđ¸đ˛ đŽ đđśđšđšđśđźđť-đđźđšđšđŽđż cđźđşđ˝đŽđťđ to secure the funding they need! Sequoia Capital â the firm behind Apple, Airbnb, PayPal, and YouTubeâknows what it takes to back billion-dollar companies. Theyâve shared their pitch deck template to help founders tell a story that investors canât ignore.Hereâs the structure thatâs built some of the biggest names in tech:1. đŁđđżđ˝đźđđ˛ â One clear line that captures your mission.2. đŁđżđźđŻđšđ˛đş â Describe the…
[đĽ Sports & Bytes] It appears the world is on the verge of a tech revolution, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealing how to create a GPT app in under four minutes, without requiring a single line of coding. Sam Altman (CEO, OpenAI) This breakthrough marks a major tech shift as it simplifies AI app development, and empowers just about anyone to build and even sell their own AI-powered products and apps.The world is about to witness an explosion of new products and solo entrepreneurs in the coming years.
The stage is set for the Cassava Industry Mentorship Class (CIMC), anchored virtually by the ‘Cassava Queen’, Oluwayemisi Iranloye (Founder & CEO of Psaltry International), on November 23 and December 07, 2024 at 4PM WAT. The CIMC provides a valuable platform for both experienced farmers and those looking to get started in the cassava industry to gain insights, best practices, and networking opportunities – at no cost attendees. Founder of Psaltry International, Oluyemisi Iranloye, in action [đ¸ AfricanHub] Iranloye has successfully established Africa’s largest cassava processing factory in Nigeria, which operates 8,000 hectares and engages a network of 6,000 farmers.…
đ¸ FemaleTechpreneur Every year in the UK, October marks Black History Month. In celebration of the 2024 event, Female Techpreneur (a platform whose programs and ecosystem partners give founders the tools needed to thrive in tech) called for support of entrepreneurs, especially the many trailblazing women who are making waves in their industries, such as:Sandra Igwe MBAAbi AdefisanTommie Edwards FRSARachael Twumasi-CorsonToni MartinKike Oniwinde AgoroAlison Burton and Natalie DuvallTiwalola Adebayo (nĂŠe Ogunlesi)HenrieKameese D.Victoria OmobuwajoFlavilla FongangMariam JimohDeborahVanessa Belleau MA MSC FRSAâŞď¸Ronke LawalAfua OseiBukkyFungai NdemeraKaren EmeluCrystal AdesanyaSamaraNgozi CadmusSade A.Afiya ChoholloYasmin Greenaway FRSAFunmi AdewaraDinah WilliamsAyaan Mohamed AliYvonne BajelaErika Brodnock MBEIzzy ObengJosephine PhilipsVaraidzo Tendai MoyoSays…
Endeavor Nigeria recently introduced the 12 high-impact entrepreneurs from nine leading startups selected for the 2024 Scale Up by Endeavor program cohort. Over nine weeks, these founders embarked on a transformative journey to accelerate their growth with mentorship, peer learning, and access to the Endeavor global network. The selected entrepreneurs include: Hugo Obi (Founder), Maliyo Games Folayemi Agusto (CEO), Tix Africa John Oamen (CEO) and Modele Ajayi-Bembe (Co-founder), Cutstruct Frederick Akpoghene (CEO), JĂŠGO Samuel Eze (CEO), OurPass Babatunde Akin-Moses (CEO), Sycamore Seun Alley (CEO), Fez Chimezie Emewulu (CEO) and Frank Atube (COO), Seamfix Emmanuel Olukanmi (CEO) and Ayobami Akinnuga (COO), Tramango Ireayomide Oladunjoye, Managing Director of Endeavor Nigeria, shared his excitement over the 2024 cohort: We are thrilled to welcome these remarkable entrepreneurs…