The EbonyLife Creative Academy, a partnership between the Lagos State Government and EbonyLife Media has been launched and is officially open to the public. The launch which took place saw a gathering of government officials including the governor of Lagos State, Jide Sanwo-Olu, government officials as well as professionals in the film and entertainment industry. The EbonyLife Creative Academy provides...
The internet has been buzzing with the news of Faith Odunsi, who recently emerged as the winner of the Global Open Mathematics Tournament. Faith, a student of Ambassadors College, Ogun State beat participants from Europe, Africa, America, Asia, and Australia taking home the prize money of $1000. The 15-year-old SS3 student shared her experience in an exclusive interview with Punch. See...
A breast cancer survivor who underwent a mastectomy has advised women after she shared a photo of herself topless. @the_officialbiz took to Twitter to share signs and symptoms of the deadly disease. Her post also sparked some reactions. I’m low key thinking about means things right now. Like would any guy want to be wit her. How would...
Tech Giant, Apple has appointed Teju Ajani as Country Managing Director for Nigeria. This appointment makes her the first woman to attain this position. Ajani’s appointment will see her oversee sales and business development at Apple. Prior to her new role, Ajani was Country Manager, Android Partnerships for Google in Nigeria. She also served as the YouTube head of content...
Africa’s most influential women in business, sports, science, entertainment, and leadership received recognition at the prestigious Forbes Woman Africa Awards which coincided with International Women’s Day. The 2021 #LeadingWomanSummit was held from March 8th-9th 2021. Bringing together the continent’s most powerful female voices, the Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit (LWS), presented by Mastercard took on a guiding role, hinging the conversation on this year’s dynamic theme –...
A Nigerian lady, Saadat Aliyu, has developed an app called ‘Helpio’ to help report cases of sexual abuse. Aliyu, who hails from Kano State, launched the Android application in August 2020. Ms. Aliyu, who is the founder of Shamrock Innovations, a women- and youth-centric tech innovation hub in Kano, said that anybody can visit the Play Store on an Android...
Nengi has continued to show why she deserved Top Three place in the last BBN finals as she becomes a landlord. The 23-year-old entrepreneur and brand ambassador took to social media to make the announcement. She wrote: 2021 just keeps getting better. With consistency, dedication, and hard work, I finally get to tick this off my checklist. Thank you, Lord, for...
Actress Rosy Meurer welcomes her first child, a baby boy, with Olakunle Churchill. Recall that the couple has been receiving a lot of backlash since the news of their marriage broke out a few weeks back. A proud Churchill took to Instagram to share the news with a number of photos. It’s a moment of bliss and celebration for us...
Google’s open call on International Women’s Day today, for applications for grant funding from its new global Impact Challenge (GIC) for Women and Girls, reinforces the organisation’s commitment to the empowerment of women and girls on the African continent. The GIC for Women and Girls, which will provide $25 million in overall cash grants to nonprofits and social enterprises creating...
To mark International Women’s Day, the Presidency has released a list of 50 women who hold official and political positions in President Buhari’s cabinet. According to a statement by spokesperson Femi Adesina, the 50 women listed, tagged “The Buhari Women” are just a few of the women working with the Nigerian president. Seven of those on the list are ministers while...