AFRIFF AND THE FORD FOUNDATION ARE ON A MISSION TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE NIGERIAN FILMMAKERS
Yesterday, the latest beneficiaries of the AFRIFF/Ford Foundation scholarship in filmmaking, as well as their benefactors gathered on the 9th floor of the CBC Towers in Lekki to share their excitement about their immediate future (a six-week trip to Lyon for a training in filmmaking at the Cinemafabrique), and the biggest driving force behind this year’s […]
Vanya Mangaliso’s business struggled but she fought and pullled through
Starting from selling skirts from the back of their car VW Beetle car in 2000 to friends and family. Vanya and her husband, Thando have built an enviable fashion business in South Africa encouraging citizens to not just be fashionable but embody the DNA of the South African fashion in their everyday lives. […]
Every time you have the opportunity to handle someone’s project, knock it out of the park.”Kemi Adetiba
She is called the “Bruce Lee of Visuals” but beyond that Kemi Adetiba, music video director and filmmaker is much more to so many people, especially women. She is a messenger of hope, a cynosure of excellence and sure proof that women are called to be more. Kemi started out professionally as a radio presenter […]
Meet Toks Bakare, the woman giving hope to children with Developmental And Autism Spectrum Disorders
Toks Bakare is the founder of asktoks.com, a platform for parents of children with autism or challenging behaviours to seek guidance, treatment and support. Asktoks.com provides behaviour treatment, trains specialised therapists and an information hub for resources on neurodevelopmental disorders and broader mental health issues Toks is a UK trained Behaviour Analyst with over a decade […]
“You have to find that thing that is worth waking up for.” 3 things we love about Vimbai Mutinhiri’s video series
Media personality, Vimbai Mutinhiri, has launched a new motivational video series called Veelosophy where she shares her challenges, her failures and how she was able to succeed despite the odd. Here are three things we already love about the series just from the trailer; Vimbai’s energy is at its peak. We love the vibe she gives […]
Mojoyin Oyadiran – Rocking Your Twenties
We all have different views of how we enjoy life. My description of this is taking full advantage of my existence and potentials while having fun and enjoying every step of the moment. Single or married, young or old, life is for the taking! Single in your 20s There seems to be a going concern […]
In the air, Chipo Matimba is the boss
Chipo Matimba, a tailor’s daughter, rose to become the first female Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot. On one occasion, she even survived engine failure and a freak crash. If girls were meant to fly, God would have painted the skies pink.” These were the first words Chipo Matimba heard from a male colleague when she reached […]
Nigeria has its first locally made cake and pancake mix thanks to Sifa Asani and Tosin Olaseinde
Everybody loves cake or are we exaggerating? We do not think so. However, do you know that although cake is very loved in Nigeria we do not have any made in Nigeria cake mixes? Sifa Asani Gowon noticed this anomaly and got to work. She didn’t like that we had only imported brands like Duncan Hines, […]
Slay your 9 to 5: Success Tips for the Career Woman from Mrs Aishah Ahmad
I recently delivered the keynote speech at the ‘9to5Chick’ Power Breakfast Series, a platform focused on enabling young women to advance in their careers. Created by Glory Edozien, this forum connects ambitious female professionals to accomplished executives to discuss strategies for rising to the top. I had a great time connecting with these ambitious millennial women, as we […]
From preparing a meal for her friend to starting her catering business this is Adetutu Adekunle’s story
Adetutu was only entertaining her friend when she served her a meal of steamed white rice, efo-riro (a spinach based Yoruba delicacy) beef stew and dodo. Little did she know that it would be the beginning of a highly successful catering business. The following morning, she received a call from that […]