Adedayo Oluwole (Founder, Kasher Organics) 📸@Dayo.Oluwole With growing concerns about unhealthy diets as one of the leading risks for the global burden of disease (mainly noncommunicable disorders such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer), evidence has shown the immense health benefits of a diet high in whole grains, vegetables, fruit, legumes and nuts in effectively countering disease. In comes Adedayo Oluwole who runs Kasher Organic Farms – a proudly Nigerian organic farm in Ogun State which she founded to grow and sell fresh produce, microgreens, fruits, vegetables, potted herbs, and derivatives such as cold brew coffee, honey, flour, and artisan…
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Orange Corners Nigeria – a dynamic, state-of-the-art facility where aspiring Nigerian young entrepreneurs come together to collaborate, innovate, and thrive – are thrilled to announce the five winners of the Orange Corners Innovation Fund Track II Award: Winner: Emeka Chibueze (Co-Founder, CellOne Tech Limited) – €25,000 1st Runner-up: Ezenwa Jeremiah N (Founder, Palms Africa Processing Limited) – €20,000 2nd Runner-up: Lydia Ekpong Thompson (Founder, Allgreen Ivy Limited) -€ 15,000 3rd Runner-up: Omotolani Olajide (Co-Founder, Physique Cut Fashion House) – €10,000 4th Runner-up: Ayokunle Omoniyi (Founder, Melon Data Services) – €8,000
TEDxLagos. September 12, 2024: A comedian’s take on self motivation – Isaac Olayiwola (aka Layi Wasabi) 🎥 TEDx In this super engaging TEDxLagos talk, ISAAC A. ỌLÁYÍWỌLÁ (more popularly known as Layi Wasabi) exhibits a mastery of stage control, using the fine art of storytelling. Using the law of inertia to describe his journey as a small-town giant pursuing a thriving city life – all the while throwing in a pinch of self-motivation anecdotes – Layi Wasabi displays once more his uncanny but natural gift of humour. Wasabi has unsurprisingly taken social media by storm with his unique blend of…
Tola Alade (Founder, Marmalade Ventures) In case you missed it, Marmalade Ventures – along with Benjamina Ebuehi, a London based food writer, cookbook author and food stylist – are hosting a panel + party with two culinary tastemakers (Lerato Umah-Shaylor and Kiano Moju) on September 20, in London. Marmalade Ventures have been spectacularly in the news following the launch by its Founder & CEO, Tola Alade, of DÒDÒ – the world’s first plantain-infused brandy. Marmalade Ventures’ DÒDÒ, a plantain-infused Rum is up for pre-order: https://www.drinkdodo.com/ Says Alade about the upcoming London panel + party event: Get ready for a deliciously…
🎥 UNDP Uzoamaka Izukanne Igweike founded Loom Craft Chocolate in 2020 due to difficulties in getting hold of good quality chocolate in the market. She said: As a home baker, I found it very difficult to get good quality chocolate in stores and this didn’t [make sense considering] the fact that Nigeria produces a significant portion of the world’s cocoa. I started researching how to make chocolate at home Ms. Igweike wasted very little time in tackling the situation, and the result was Abuja-based Loom Craft Chocolate – with the clear objective of literally turning Nigeria’s abundant reservoir of cocoa…
🎥 @simonaromefilms Dr. Kyenpyia Deshi may be a Lecturer at University of Jos based (Plateau State, Nigeria), but one of her more famous identities is as Founder of Ritdun Integrated Farms – an Agricultural centre (also located in Jos) that grows the most exotic of fruits: Dragon fruits, grapes, strawberries, pomegranates the popular Wambugu apples. Dr. Kyenpyia Deshi (Founder, Ritdun Integrated Farms, Jos): “Grapes grown in Jos. Usually harvested in july and november to December, those are its fruiting seasons. In between seasons we sell frozen grapes” 📸 @ritdun_intergrated_farms Ritdun Integrated Farms is a family-run home farm which in addition…
Femi (FlyingFarmer) Adekoya is Founder of Integrated Aerial Precision – an agritech business that provides farmers with aerial intelligence and actions that help execute smart and precision-driven Agriculture that leverages drone technology and the power of data they generate. Agricultural Spraying Drones can be a valuable tool in managing sugarcane fields, where the drone is equipped with a spraying system to apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers to sugarcane fields. This allows for more precise application of these inputs, reducing waste and minimising environmental impact. In one his recent exploits (video above), Femi shows IAP in action on a sugarcane field.…
power o (L-R): Xavier Muron (AFD Country Director for Nigeria) , Gbemisola Abudu (Head of NBA Nigeria); Laurent Favier (General Consul of France in Nigeria) NBA Africa and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) – France’s public development institution – have concluded the third season of the Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience by holding a two-day event at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos on September 10th and 11th. The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience is a youth development program that features weekly basketball and life skills sessions to educate African youth about the importance of physical and mental…
Somachi Chris-Asoluka (CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation – 2nd L) , Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R (Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation – M) recently hosted David Stevenson (Country Director, the United Nations World Food Programme – 2nd R) Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R (Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation) and Somachi Chris-Asoluka (CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation) recently hosted David Stevenson (Country Director, the United Nations World Food Programme).The meeting explored partnership opportunities between both organisations to address food security and champion zero hunger across Nigeria. 📸Tony Elumelu Foundation The United Nations World Food Programme is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and the world’s largest humanitarian…
A culinary odyssey: The Vivo Restaurant has become the destination in Cotonou for epicureans in search of the new and the uncommon. Enjoy a rich and surprising taste experience, with updated interpretations of international dishes enhanced by authentic local flavours The Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa has opened in the Republic of Bénin, offering a cocoon of elegance in the heart of the country’s largest city, Cotonou. Facing the beach and the ocean beyond, this 5-star hotel invites you to bask in refinement and absolute wellbeing, where each experience is designed to delight the senses. 📸Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel…