The Entrepreneur’s Blueprint: Olamidun Ogundoyin on 5 Things To Know Before Starting A Business in Nigeria
Olamidun Ogundoyin (née Majekodunmi) is a serial entrepreneur and business executive known for her role as the Founder and CEO of Sooyah Bistro, a high-growth quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain in Nigeria. She has gained significant recognition for scaling a small street-food concept into a multi-million naira enterprise. Ogundoyin has a background characterized by a blend […]
LLA Spotlight With Omowumi Etiko- The Faith-Led Founder Teaching Us That Rest Is a Leadership Strategy
#LLASpotlight Who is a woman, when she finally gives herself permission to rest? Omowumi Etiko is many things, a daughter, a leader, a nurturer, a builder, but at her core, she is a woman deeply committed to wholeness. Grounded in faith and guided by grace, she is redefining what success looks like for African women: […]
What It Takes to Build a Bold Blueprint for Impact-Driven Marketing
From a little Togolese, Nigerian girl with big dreams to one of Africa’s most influential marketing leaders, Fiyin Toyo embodies ambition, faith, and purpose in action. As Marketing Director for Beiersdorf across Central, East & West Africa, she sits at the forefront of leading people, culture, and change. In this conversation, Fiyin takes us on […]
Toyin Akinniyi: The Leader Building a Digital World that Protects Women
Keynote Remarks by Toyin Akinniyi Title: Profit, Power, and Protection: Rethinking Online Safety for Women and Girls in the Digital Economy 5 December 2025 Distinguished guests, partners, advocates, and friends,It is an honour to speak on a subject that is no longer a footnote in our development conversations, but a defining frontier of human rights: […]
Abosede George-Ogan: The Voice Driving Nigeria’s Urgent Call to Pass the HB-1349 Bill
When the drumbeat of change gets so loud, history begins to shift. This is a moment that cannot be ignored, because decades of excluding women from political leadership have left gaps in Nigeria’s decision-making, policy, and progress. The demand for fairness, inclusion, and results is impossible to ignore, and it is driving one of the […]
The Tech Visionary Shaping a Safer, More Accessible Digital Future for Women
From the outside, it’s easy to see TechHerNG as an organisation making technology inclusive and harmless for women. But when we went deeper and had a conversation with Chioma Agwuegbo, the Executive Director at TechHerNG, we realised that this is more than a movement, it is a conviction. A conviction born from a young woman […]
LLA Spotlight with Tokini Peterside-Schwebig- The Visionary Behind Africa’s Creative Renaissance
#LLASpotlight Building a movement isn’t easy but Tokini is doing it one exhibition, one artist, one story at a time. For over a decade, Tokini Peterside-Schwebig has been showing what women-led leadership looks like, turning ART X Lagos into West Africa’s premier art fair and creating spaces where African women artists, curators, and changemakers can […]
Dami Dania: The Brand Strategist Making Consumers Feel Seen
There’s something refreshing about women who lead powerfully with results. That’s Dami Dania. A brand strategist with the rare mix of heart and clarity. She’s the kind of leader who puts customers at the forefront of strategy. About understanding what moves them, what they value, and why they choose what they choose. Working at Unilever […]
How Fashion Helped Her Learn to Love Herself Again
Rose Molteno is the designer, dreamer, and creative force behind Molteno Couture. For over a decade, Rose has transformed couture into something deeper than beauty, which is a celebration of womanhood, individuality, and confidence. In fact, her gowns carry stories that are stitched with intention, love, and artistry. Drawing from her own journey of self-acceptance […]
How an Ethiopian Woman Is Turning Water Access Into a Global Movement for Equity
While some become leaders out of expectation, others lead as they walk boldly into purpose, and Bethlehem Mengistu is one of the latter. She is a woman who doesn’t walk into rooms to be seen, but walks in carrying the weight of something bigger, a vision shaped by faith, empathy, and the belief that leadership […]