Ibtihaj Muhammad inspires first hijab-wearing Barbie
Ibtihaj Muhammad, who won a bronze medal in Rio last year, durng the Olympics just had a barbie doll modelled after her. The first hijab-wearing Barbie doll has been released to honour her as the first American fencer who to wear the Islamic headscarf while competing at the Olympics. For Ibtihaj, the doll is a […]
Offiong Jarigbe failed in business but got right back up
In 2007 when she gave birth to her children, Offiong Jarigbe wanted to buy African baby clothes but found it extremely difficult to get. She wasn’t so comfortable with giving her tailor left over material to use to make dresses for them so she decided to go to fashion school! What was the point complaining when she could do […]
5 truths every young career woman must know
Young career women, although ambitious, need access to certain truths to excel at work and life. This makes it imperative to learn from experienced executives and glean from their wealth of knowledge. Thembelihle Khumalo is one of such women. She is a branding guru with 20 years experience in the media industry. She specialises in […]
Entreprenuer advice from Kudarachel
You can call her an accidental entrepreneur but Kuda has proved beyond reason that she knows how to manage her business. Failure to find reasonably priced corsages for her high school prom gave birth to her business, and through trial and error, she perfected hand-made corsages and boutonnieres making. Realizing that corsages were only a seasonal […]
Six black models to grace the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the first time!
The Victoria Seret Fashion Show is one of the most anticipated fashion shows ever! Each year, people gather around their television to see beautiful women grace the runway in designed lingerie and apparel. Extra attention is paid to the new models on the runway because this can potentially be career changing for them. Previous years has […]
Hand Woven African Fabric Meets Modern Handbag Design
F&W Style is excited to announce its Kickstarter Campaign to officially launch the Sade Mini Bag Collection. Inspired by the beautiful Nigerian culture, the Sade Mini Bag collection is an innovative collection. This collection is made with a unique hand woven Nigerian “Aso Oke” fabric. F&W Style incorporated both the use of this […]
How To Build An Advisory Board : A casestudy of Bethany Koby, CEO of Tech Will Save Us,
The early stages of building your company are tough. After all, startups are defined as young companies with the potential to grow into behemoths, but they are also almost always under-resourced, short of just about everything. A great way to circumvent a lack of talent, network, experience or cash is to build your own advisory […]
The #NightofNigerianExcellence honors outstanding Nigerian’s in tech, arts and entertainment
Talk about celebrating your own! Yvonne Orji hosted the annual “Night of Nigerian Excellence” where Nigerians who have made invaluable contributions to the world of tech, entertainment, and the arts are all honored. There’s too much negativity about us and knowing that someone has dedicated time, money and energy to celebrate the ones who are standing out […]
Sisi Yemmie, Wana Udobang, Bunmi George Nominated at the maiden edition of Her Network Woman of the Year Awards
On Wednesday, 8th November 2017 via Instagram Live, a selection of notable women in diverse sectors – Jane Michael Ekanem, Arit Okpo, Glory Edozien, Shade Ladipo and Nkem Onwudiwe – announced the nominees for the maiden edition Her Network Woman of the Year (HNWOTY) Awards were announced. The official nominee lineup is representative of the diverse talent resident in Nigeria and the world today. Some of the […]
Blessing Okagbare has been inducted into the University of Texas El Paso Athletics Hall of Fame for 2017
Olympic medalist, Blessing Okagbare has been inducted into the University of Texas El Paso Athletics Hall of Fame for 2017 and we couldn’t be happier. The Nigerian athlete was inducted alongside four other alumni of the school. As a student, Blessing was an 11-time All-American and a 15-time conference champion for University of Texas El Paso, winning the […]