Yinka Ogunbiyi (Founder & CEO, Halo Braid) 📸 KevinRyan Last week, Kevin Ryan (Founder & CEO at AlleyCorp) announced that his company had made a $1 million investment in Halo Braid, with its Founder & CEO, Yinka Ogunbiyi, taking home the top prize in a keenly contested, inaugural Peerless Pitch competition, hosted by AlleyCorp.Describing herself as an entrepreneur and inventor passionate about the intersection of novel technologies and culture, Yinka’s Halo Braid is the only automated hair braider on the market for Black hair. The Halo Braid not only cuts down braiding time from hours to minutes, but also produces…
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Joycee Awosika (Founder, ORÍKÌ Spa) On Saturday, June 22, 2024, Joycee Awosika (Founder & CEO, ORÍKÌ Spa) collaborated with founders of the Kenya Flower Festival (Rosemary Kimunya) and Moms Giving Africa (Maria Nkumba) to host the Floral Serenity Soirée at ORÍKÌ Spa’s Nairobi Kenya branch.The event provided an environment for nurturing not just the body, but also the mind and soul. Immersed in relaxing surroundings, attendees enjoyed engaging conversations as well as soothing experiences and renewal delivered by a range of therapeutic ORÍKÌ treatments. Joycee says: Our aim was simple yet profound: to foster total well-being. Through the soothing ambiance…
Oluwatosin Aretola (Founder, Agric Learners) Farmer Oluwatosin Aretola (Founder of Agric Learners) is a soilless farming expert and agronomist whose dedication to food security pushes individuals towards self-sufficiency in agriculture through innovative soilless farming and home gardening. 📸 Oluwatosin Aretola Oyetola says: “I know many of you have seen the picture of three tomatoes being sold for N6,950. It’s shocking and a stark reminder of the rising food prices we’re all facing. But there’s a solution that puts the power back in your hands: home gardening”. Oyetola offers a Home Garden Starter Package kit, which ensures that anyone can can…
Performing during the 66th annual Grammy Awards (February 04, 2024): Afrobeats superstar, Davido, wears many hats 📸Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images Davido (born David Adedeji Adeleke) is Africa’s Afrobeat superstar who has taken Nigerian culture worldwide through his authentic music and leveraging the power of digital media. Yesterday (June 25, 2024), David officially married his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, in an emotional, star-studded wedding ceremony, held in Lagos-Nigeria. Very few people realise, however, that Davido did something as significant earlier on in 2024 – he entered into partnership with UnitedMasters to launch his own Label, Nine+ Records. Under the tutelage of Steve…
Jennifer Awirigwe (Founder, FinTribe) 🎥FinancialJennifer Founder of FinTribe and certified financial coach, Jennifer Awirigwe (‘Financial Jennifer’) is reminding everyone that the Fidelity Bank Rights Issue & Public Offer opened last week. A rights issue allows existing shareholders sell their shares or purchase additional units (they are preferentially offered a specific amount of rights based on the total number of shares owned), while the Public Offer makes shares available to new investors. The Fidelity Bank Rights Issue is for NGN3.2 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at NGN9.25 per share, on the basis of 1 new share for every 10…
Maria Igwebuike (Founder, Maria Castillo and The Trinity Project) Originally from Nigeria, Maria Igwebuike moved with her family to the UK as an asylum seeker when she was 11 years old, but was fortunate to discover her passion for fashion and design from an early age, dedicating most of her free time to sketching, hand-sewing, and upcycling second-hand clothing. Igwebuike later on launched Maria Castillo, a brand that produces sustainable bridal lingerie and loungewear using reclaimed fabrics and old wedding dresses. In 2021, she introduced the Trinity Project as a subsidiary of Maria Callisto that aims to to support individuals…
(L-R): Prince Mustapha Mona Audu (CEO, EMVC); Massimo De Luca ((European Union Head of Cooperation, Nigeria and ECOWAS) 📸 Massimo De Luca The Electric Motor Vehicle Company – EMVC) – a Nigerian electric vehicle (EV) production leader – were thrilled to recently welcome the European Union delegation to Nigeria (led by Inga Stefanowicz and Massimo De Luca) to its factory Prince Mustapha Mona Audu (CEO of EMVC) shares details of the visit: They joined us for a comprehensive tour of our brand new facilities, the largest electric vehicle factory in Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa, where they…
Team Soilless Farm Lab meets with the Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria, as it prepares for entry into Rwanda 📸 Farmer Samson Ogbole In December 2023, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Christophe Bazivamo, had assured Nigerians that Rwanda presented a conducive environment for investment, with business registrations enabled online, clear laws in place for protecting small and big companies, and visa free travel available to Africans for boosting the movement of people and trade. Farmer Samson Ogbole (Founder, Soilless Farm Lab) Farmer Samson Ogbole (Founder, Soilless Farm Lab – technology enablers for greenhouse, soilless agriculture) seems to be taking…
Fatima and Mariya Dangote (daughters of mega-entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote) have earned their stripes in rising to the helm of affairs at Dangote Industries 🎥 CNN Aliko Dangote (Founder & Chairman, Dangote Industries) has always said that succession planning and strategy are not just contingency plans, but also a growth strategy. And he’s literally put his money where his mouth is. Aliko’s daughters – Fatima Dangote and Mariya Dangote – have earned their stripes and both risen to the position of Group Executive Director at Dangote Industries, with a clear grasp of the company’s vision, operations, and strategy. While Fatima oversees…
🎥 Chekwas Okafor Chekwas Okafor (Founder, Onchek) did not follow in his father’s footsteps of trading and importing textiles because, though lucrative, it impacted society less. Instead, the young man pivoted ever so slightly, but significantly. The mini-documentary below shows how Onchek are using 100% local supply chain to manufacture t-shirts that are made from 100% Nigerian cotton, using 100% Nigerian labour. Chekwas offers an impressive reminder: It’s a fine day to remind you that we make very nice plain t-shirts perfect for all your printing needs – company swag, marketing campaigns, giveaways, custom designing.If you need to print it,…