Amina Longoh, becomes Chad’s new Minister of Women’s Affairs and Child Protection
Amina Priscille Longoh, a 29-year-old journalist, has become Chad’s minister of women and protection of children. Amina is also the founder of Chad Helping Hands, an NGO that helps citizens in the country with basic needs. Longoh’s appointment, according to reports, was based on her many humanitarian efforts in helping less privileged in Chad. Prior […]
Nia Dacosta becomes the First Black woman to direct a marvel film
Nia DaCosta born in New York and raised in Harlem always knew she wanted to be a writer, but it wasn’t until she watched Apocalypse Now (1979) that she became interested in filmmaking. This led DaCosta to research 1970s film where she found inspiration in directors such as Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Steven Spielberg and […]
#LadyBoss: “Beyond the passion, you need to keep pressing hard and pushing forward” – Alice Uba, CEO, McDera Kitchen, Founding Partner, McDera Food Bank Foundation & Girl Power Initiative.
Photo Credit: Alice Uba Alice Uba is the CEO, McDera Kitchen and Founding Partner, McDera Food Bank Foundation & Girl Power Initiative. McDera Food Bank Foundation, is a platform that allows McDera Kitchen to provide healthy meals to the underprivileged. Driven on a standard of buy a bowl and feed a hungry, McDera Kitchen is […]
#ImpactandCommunitySeries: “My interaction with Donors for Africa helped me gain clarity about our work at Peniel Foundation and created new opportunities for my organization” – Aishatu Dirisu – Founder, Peniel Foundation.
Photo Credit: Aisha Dirisu Aisha is a trained Development Economist from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, an M&E consultant with a government Parastatal in Nigeria and experience in Institutional Management spanning over six years. She has a certification in Non–Profit Leadership and Management from the prestigious Lagos Business School Nigeria. She is […]
Jasmine Twitty, made history as the youngest judge, to ever be appointed or elected in the US at 25.
Jasmine Twitty is an American associate judge for the Easley, South Carolina municipal court. Appointed to the position of associate judge of the munic goipal court for the city of Easley, South Carolina in August 2015, the 25-year-old now 30 became one of the youngest judges to ever be appointed or elected in United […]
#LadyBoss Interview: “True greatness is not in being great but in the ability to make others great” – Mercy George-Igbafe, Founder, Learntor.
A single mother at 13years with no support to Founding the successful business ‘Learntor’, Mercy George-Igbafe is that entrepreneur you want to sit down with and learn from. Learntor is a digital consulting firm, designed to help bridge the digital skill gap for African women between 25 – 55 years old. We had a […]
#LLAInterview: “We have helped non-profit leaders go from confusion to clarity and then Impact. ” – Chidi Koldsweat, Founder/CEO, Donors for Africa.
Photo Credit: Chidi Koldsweat Chidi Koldsweat is the Founder, Acting CEO, Donors for Africa, where she works to break cycles of poverty by strengthening the capacity of African social innovators, non-profits, impact led businesses and social enterprises to access funds, achieve their vision towards the SDG’s and build sustainable organizations. In this role, she has […]
Meet Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo, the first Nigerian female Pilot to work for Qatar Airways
Meet Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo of Nigeria who has become the first Nigerian female Pilot to work for Qatar Airways, and also the first to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner ✈️ According to reports, she is also the First Nigerian Female Pilot to fly the Boeing 767 Aircraft across the Atlantic. Adeola joined Medview Airlines in […]
CBN reserves 60% of N220 billion MSMEs fund for women
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it reserves 60% of its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund for women entrepreneurs. The apex bank added that 2% of the wholesale component of the fund would be given to economically active persons that are living with disabilities, as 10% is meant for start-up […]
Black women sweep Emmy nominations 👏🏾
i The Television Academy has nominated a record number of Actors for the Emmys, 34.3% of the list of nominees released on Tuesday morning are Blacks 👏🏾 There are 102 acting nominees this year across various categories. Thirty-five of those are Black Actors, notable of whom are: Zendaya, nominated for ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a […]