Over the years, women have shown they have what it takes to be in positions and seats of authority. In recent years, we have seen the emergence of female vice-chancellors in Nigeria, some emerging ‘Firsts’ and breaking the jinx that had hitherto been in the university. In commemoration of International Women’s Month, we are celebrating women who are changing the...
Meet the top 7 female personal finance influencers/ experts in Nigeria There is no gainsaying that making good financial habits is important to a stress-free, debt-free life. In commemoration of International Women’s Day and the celebration of women all through March, we have profiled 7 female finance experts and influencers in Nigeria who are using their platforms and communities to...
Want to open a POS business in Nigeria, then you are in the right place. This article provides a breakdown of how to start a POS business in Nigeria. The Point-of-Sale (POS) business is one that is here to stay for a long time. POS business officially took off in Nigeria in 2013 when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
There is no gainsaying that we need more black women in technology and one of the reasons why this is important is because they can provide a more balanced view of female gender and technology sector issues. It has also been proven repeatedly that organizations with greater diversity bring in more revenue compared to those that do not embrace diversity in...
Before technology became so advanced, the choice of career path for the average Nigerian, to a great extent depended on our parents. For them, one was only successful if he or she were to be a medical doctor, a lawyer, or an Engineer. Surprisingly, not many of them (parents) were professionals in the occupations mentioned above. The Nigerian child or...
How To Transition Into Tech Tech is the new oil so they say and almost anyone will agree with this statement. This is because it has created endless opportunities and has also changed the lives of many. Imagine working for an international company from the comfort of your home, this won’t have been possible if not for tech. Safe to...
A Nigerian woman, Patience Adesuwa Ajao is over the moon after her new role as the Branch Manager of a leading bank in Canada. Mrs Ajao recalled how people said she would never be promoted when she was employed as a Customer Service Representative with the bank eight years ago in a Facebook post on Saturday, November 12. She wrote: “Upon relocating to Canada...
Ideas are the bedrock of any successful business or enterprise in the world today. Though it may seem quite easy to develop business ideas, sometimes you just cannot find inspiration for this. Sometimes, a lack of information prevents you from coming up with a really successful idea for your next startup. Here are six ways you can generate creative business...
Folasade Ogunshola Biography On Friday, Oct 7, 2022, history was made with the appointment of Professor Folasade Ogunsola as the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). With her appointment as the first female Vice-Chancellor, she breaks a 60-year jinx. Ogunsola, a Professor of Microbiology at the University’s College of Medicine, emerged as the institution’s 13th substantive...
What were the last ten things you bought? Did you absolutely need them? Would you have fared equally well without them? A lot of women and people, in general, are impulsive buyers. That is they buy whatever they want to whenever they feel like. It’s a pretty dangerous thing to do because the urge to buy would always be...