Nelly Cheboi, Kenyan Tech founder has been named CNN Hero of the Year for her work in building computer labs for Kenyan children
Nelly Cheboi, Kenyan Tech founder has been named CNN Hero of the Year for her work in building computer labs for Kenyan school children. Nelly Cheboi, who left her high-income job as a software engineer, founded TechLit Africa, an organization that provided rural students in Kenya with access to (upcycled)computers that equipped them with tech […]
5 tips for your first day at a new job!
As a budding professional, your first day at work is an exciting one! It is an important day for your career as it is a day to make first impressions that could last the entire span of your career. Relationship building, career navigation and development all start from that first day. In this article, […]
4 young black actresses shaking up the entertainment industry!
Black women are currently showing outstanding feats in every field around the world and the entertainment industry is thriving with black women in it. In music, film, fashion, and more, black women have continued to revolutionize and change the status quo. In 2022, Zendaya and Beyoncé were named the most influential women among GenZ and […]
Vanessa Nakate and Her March for The Earth
“Climate change is more than statistics, it’s more than data points. It’s more than net-zero targets. It’s about the people, it’s about the people who are being impacted right now,” Vanessa Nakate to the United Nations These words and several iterations of it have been repeated by Vanessa Nakate in her bid to mitigate the […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Samia Suluhu Hassan and Mo Abudu are listed in Forbes’s 100 most powerful women in the world’s 2022 list
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Samia Suluhu Hassan and Mo Abudu are three African women that have been listed in 2022 edition of Forbes’s 100 most powerful women in the world list. This list, which started in 2004, is a compilation of 100 powerful women who have caused momentous shifts in the world in various sectors including business, […]
Dambisa Moyo, Global Economist and Author, becomes a member of British parliament, House of Lords
Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian-born author and global economist, has recently been introduced to the United Kingdom’s House of Lords. Dambisa Moyo, now Baroness Moyo of Knightsbridge, was born in Lusaka, Zambia. She is best known for her theories on macroeconomics and global affairs. She is also a New York Times bestselling author for four […]
Oluwatooni Agbaje: A major highlight of my entrepreneurship journey is having one of my creations featured on the front page of a major newspaper
Oluwatooni Agbaje is the founder and creative director of Tulip and Lilies Confectionery. A graduate of the University of Ibadan with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Master’s in Petroleum Geology, she has been baking for about a decade now. She also worked with KPMG briefly before starting her business, Tulip and Lilies. […]
5 ways a career coach can elevate your career!
Despite the innumerable advantages of working with a career coach, the concept of career coaching is still in its infancy. A career coach is a specialist that works hand-in-hand with you, as a career professional to assist you with navigating your career, and making decisions that would allow you to flourish. A career coach […]
4 North African Recipes to try this weekend!
We all have a tourist bucket list with the Pyramids of Giza and, perhaps, the El Jem on it. The North African region houses some of the oldest and well-preserved ancient structures in the world and this has made the Islamic region one of the most visited tourist regions in the world. North Africa, home […]
Damilola Teidi Joins Ventures Platform Fund As Head of Platform and Networks
Ventures Platform Fund, Africa’s leading early stage fund, has announced the addition of Damilola Teidi as its Head of Platform and Networks. In this new capacity, Teidi will be leading a team focused on building and ensuring the effective delivery of expertise-driven & system-based post-investment support and value creation for the fund’s portfolio companies. […]