(L-R): Ujama Akpata – Founder, CargoPlug (formerly Jand2Gidi); Feyisayo Alayande (Ag. Executive Secretary & CEO, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund) Nigeria’s Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) was established by The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Law 2016 to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State in tackling unemployment through job and wealth creation. Recently, Ujama Akpata (Founder, ) shared a first-hand testimonial on social media that the LSETF does pull its weight. She says: “After 7 incredible years of unwavering support and camaraderie, it’s undeniable that LSETF has become like family to us. Our journey began as beneficiaries…
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Dr Tannaz Pak, an Associate Professor in Energy and Environmental Engineering, leads the Teesside University team in a collaboration with Nigeria’s University of Ibadan and Niji Group to turn food waste into valuable material 📸tees.ac.uk Academics from Teesside University are collaborating with counterparts in Nigeria on a groundbreaking project to turn food waste into a valuable material used to restore the environment and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The University is teaming up with the University of Ibadan and Niji Group, a Nigerian agricultural company, to deliver an African Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Partnership (AA KTP) project, looking at how…
Dr. Awele Elumelu Dr. Awele Elumelu (Founder & Chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited, and wife of astute banker and businessman Tony Elumelu), has completed the 2024 London Marathon – a race that held on March 21, 2024 with a record number of over 50,000 participants in the 42km race. Congratulating his wife across social media, Tony Elumelu wrote: “Congratulations #MrsTOE on your fourth city marathon, and a new personal best record!🥳 You inspire!” But, here’s the real point: Why is wellness so important for entrepreneurs? Why is wellness important to success? 📸 Tony O. Elumelu When someone is well it means…
Author, Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana 📸Triple H Project Can happiness exist without hope? That question ultimately led Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana – a physician-scientist and happiness coach – to the discovery of his groundbreaking Triple-H Equation — a valid, universally applicable five-minute tool for measuring happiness using hope and hunger as indicators. Triple-H method outlines the interconnectedness between hope, hunger and happiness, and introduces a universal unit of measure called the “Personal Happiness Index” or PHI — the operative word being “personal.” But, why measure happiness? Because it could be a game-changer for employers and employees, happiness coaches and their clients, and…
Morgane Imbert (CEO, Zando South Africa) Zando, part of the Jumia Group (Africa’s front-running ecommerce platform), was established in 2012 and has grown to become one of South Africa’s biggest online fashion and lifestyle platforms. The company has now launched an international eCommerce division called Zando Global, with the objective of tackling the stiff competition brought on by fast-fashion Chinese e-commerce retailers Shein and Temu in South Africa. The meteoric rise of the Chinese brands – the result of strong demand for their low-priced clothing such as $10 tops and $5 biker shorts – is putting pressure on local brick-and-mortar…
🎥 AfricaTechSummit Following a sold-out edition in 2023, the eighth edition of Africa Tech Summit London will convene once more on June 7, 2024. Africa Tech Summit London connects tech leaders from the African ecosystem and international players under one roof, at the London Stock Exchange, providing an opportunity to network and do business with tech corporates, investors, leading ventures, and industry stakeholders that drive business and investment forward. Some of the guests and attendees at Africa Tech Summit London 2023. 📸Africa Tech Summit The 2024 Summit is expected to gather over 300 African and international tech leaders, policymakers, investors,…
The 2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition has opened for applications until June 10, 2024, and invites agrifood entrepreneurs from across Africa to showcase their startup business ventures. This year’s competition will recognise and celebrate African entrepreneurs whose business solutions address the pressing need for efficient local production of nutritious food, with business models that embrace scale and innovation, while also helping to mitigate climate and broader environmental challenges. 🎥GoGettaz Judges will be looking for innovative founders and co-founders aged 18-35 with the vision to establish sustainable scalable businesses, drive resilience, increase food security, and create jobs in the agrifood sector. The…
With just $200 to her name, Adja Sembene Fall, the 29-year-old CEO of the luxury brand tea company Contanna was forced to establish her company fpurely online, due to financial constraints. 📸afbd.org With just $200 in hand at the start of her business, Adja Sembene Fall, the 29-year-old Senegalese entrepreneur and CEO of the luxury tea brand Contanna was forced to establish her company solely online, due to financial constraints. Said Adja: “Due to [lack of] finance, it was not possible to get a physical shop. We started out in the backyard of my brother’s house. We sold our teas…
(L-R): Olusegun and Oyetola Akande (founders of Sami’s Online African Foods & Pride of Africa Trade Cash and Carry) Husband and wife team, Olusegun and Oyetola Akande, are the owners of Sami’s Online African Foods, a one-stop Afro-Caribbean eCommerce superstore that brings the rich flavours of Nigeria to the global stage. After noticing a lack of original African-Caribbean ingredients available for purchase in the UK, the couple had co-founded the business in 2009, with a clear vision to provide authentic foods sourced from Africa. The Akandes had previously founded another food business (Sami’s) in 2009 📸BAfrica The Akandes are breaking…
Moruf Oseni (Managing Director & CEO, Wema Bank) Nigeria’s youth are reminded that entries to the 5th edition of Wema Bank’s flagship youth and startup-focused tech competition – Hackaholics 5.0 – are open. Hackaholics, described as the largest community of problem-solvers, visionaries, creative thinkers and innovators in Africa, is an annual tech and innovation competition created by Wema Bank in 2019 to provide a platform for young Nigerians with tech-driven ideas to bring their game-changing ideas to life, scale their ventures or startups and access a wider market for these tech-enabled solutions. Announcing Wema Bank Hackaholics 5.0 recently, in Lagos. (L-R): Ololade…