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16 Sep 2023
Asher Segun-Olasanmi, a young mental health advocate and aspiring Structural Engineer, is one of the 2022 Rise Winners from Nigeria who promote female participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise is the anchor programme of a $1 billion commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt…
26 Aug 2023
Born as a princess and Ada to the late HRH Igwe na Ezuruoha one of Obinagu Uwani Akpugo of Enugu State, a role she didn’t apply for, Dr. Dorothy Jeff-Nnamani through this fate, which later set her apart in life learnt benevolence, humility, respect for others, wisdom, hard work, confidence and integrity. While the palace…
5 Aug 2023
Cynthia Mbamalu is a human and gender rights advocate and development practitioner. The lawyer by profession, with an LLM in Comparative Constitutional Law from the Central European University (CEU), specialises in human and women rights advocacy, constitution building, elections and inclusive political leadership.
Hajia Oj Awa-Ibraheem
5 Aug 2023
Hajia Oj Awa-Ibraheem is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist. She holds a degree in Political Science from then Ondo State University, now Adekunle Ajasin University.
5 Aug 2023
In a bid to accelerate the economic inclusion of women in Nigeria and boost the beauty and jewellery business, Betty Jewellery Limited has mentored young ladies with entrepreneurship skills to run jewellery business on a small scale leveraging online.
29 Jul 2023
Chichi Uchendu is a dynamic Social Entrepreneur, Digital Marketing Consultant and passionate advocate for financial literacy. As the founder of “SixFigureMom,” she dedicates herself to empowering women with the essential principles of financial literacy..
29 Jul 2023
Shecluded, a fintech company dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs with funding and business training, has launched a transformative collaborative coworking, training, corporate event and content creation space exclusively designed for female entrepreneurs dubbed ‘Shecluded Hub’.
15 Jul 2023
Ijeoma Ibijoke Jummai McDougall (nee Iheme) is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Kairos Initiative. The human resources professional has worked as a producer with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom and has impacted the lives of thousands of less privileged people both in the UK and Nigeria.
12 Jul 2023
Youth unemployment and development are pertinent issues in the economic hub of Lagos State and consequently, young women are disproportionately affected. According to a recent report, Africa has the highest number of young people in the world, with 226 million individuals, of which 50.1% are female. The continent currently makes up one-fifth of the global…
8 Jul 2023
As a part of its efforts to help women professionals accelerate their leadership competence, LeaderX, a pioneering personal development and leadership company, has partnered with Women in Tech (WIT), a global advocacy group, to equip women with global-standard technological ....
8 Jul 2023
To encourage women’s involvement in political leadership, the International Republican Institute (IRI) in partnership with Electher, has unveiled a roadmap to proactively advance gender equity in Nigeria’s political leadership.
17 Jun 2023
Jessica Okafor is a highly skilled public speaking coach, communication expert, quintessential elocutionist, English instructor, writer and Lead Coach of Ispeak Diction and Social Polish Academy.

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Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
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To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
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The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
2 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
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An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
3 hours ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
3 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), says the authority will deploy men and materials during the Easter celebration to manage traffic incidences in the state.
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A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven others to maintain status quo, suspend, and hold all actions pending the hearing and determination of the suits filed against them by a property developer, Gbadebo Aina Odunusi.