Last week Friday, the 11th of October, was the international day of the girl child. So, today, we are using this opportunity to celebrate our Woman Crush Wednesday, Carolyn Seaman, who is building a powerful girls’ right movement with her Girls Voices Initiative. Thanks to her passion to see girls involved in the tech industry, she founded the Girls Voices Initiative which according to the website: Girls Voices Initiative is a nonprofit that works to educate adolescent girls and women about their rights in law and we empower the girls with the skills to use technology and digital media to…
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Mohammad Amir Anwar, University of Oxford The South African government believes that the business processing industry is key to job creation. And the sector has indeed created thousands of jobs, in particular for the country’s youth – a group that bears a disproportionate share of joblessness. But unlike in India, the growth of South Africa’s business process outsourcing sector has not generated the kind of jobs that offer workers the chance of progressing up the career ladder. In South Africa, workers tend to get stuck in the same, low-level and poorly paid jobs with very few prospects of promotion or…
The inaugural edition of the Pride Lagos Creative Enterprise Week is scheduled to hold 3–9 November 2019 with several events covering a wide range of topics: blogging, freelancing, fashion design, film production, funding, interior design, cartooning, the fourth industrial revolution, among others. There is also a digital skills master class anchored by Google. You get the opportunity to learn from creative veterans from select industries to help turn your creative ideas into reality. If you are a creative in whatever sphere, here are nine ways the Pride Lagos Creative Enterprise Week can benefit you: You get a chance to network…
Reading 1 Jl 4:12-21 Thus says the LORD: Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there will I sit in judgment upon all the neighbouring nations. Apply the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; Come and tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for great is their malice. Crowd upon crowd in the valley of decision; For near is the day of the LORD in the valley of decision. Sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withhold their brightness. The LORD roars from Zion, and from Jerusalem raises his…
Charley Boy’s mom, Mrs Margaret Oputa, has passed on. The socio-political activist, co-convener of “Our Mumu Don Do”, and entertainer made the announcement on his Instagram page yesterday. He disclosed that she passed on the 8th of October. The post which was a written in a poetic form carried a tangible emotional weight. It read: I wish to announce the death of our mother, Mrs Margaret Ntianu Oputa which occurred on Tuesday, the 8th of October, 2019. My dearest Mother, You couldn’t just wait for me to come back before you sneaked away to the great beyond.Now all I have…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles by Mrs Chibu (@ankarastyles) on Oct 7, 2019 at 5:04am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bengine Beauty (@bengine.eliscar) on Oct 10, 2019 at 12:56pm PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by IDIA AISIEN (@idia.aisien) on Oct 10, 2019 at 5:59am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kiitan A. (@kiitana) on Oct 8, 2019 at 8:37am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by IDESIGN8 (@idesign8) on Oct 8, 2019 at 7:36am PDT View this post on Instagram…
Olakunle Oginni, King’s College London Many Africans who are not gay or bisexual – sexually attracted only to people of the same sex or of both sexes – claim that being gay or bisexual is not acceptable for religious and cultural reasons. Laws in numerous African countries – as is the case in Nigeria – also reflect this by criminalising same-sex sexual activities and same-sex marriage. This cultural and legal environment increases the chances that gay and bisexual individuals will be discriminated against. They can also face threats and physical violence. Gay and bisexual people are aware of this, and…
Bodylikemilk – a skincare and cosmetics brand – is the brainchild of Ogechukwu Alexis Obah. Ms Obah is passionate about the African skin and hair. At the age of 21, she left a career in nursing to start her own business with the goal of creating unique and outstanding products best suited for African skin and hair. In 2018, she emerged the winner of The Next Titan, an entrepreneurial reality show with over 50,000 Nigerians vying for the star prize. In July 2019, she was included in Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list for the business category. Bodylikemilk products are…
The recent BBC Africa video which revealed lecturers in Lagos and Ghana sexually harassing teenage students may have come as a surprise to many, but not to me or anyone who has been through the tertiary level of education in Nigeria. The truth is most of us have knowledge of these happenings whether personally or otherwise. My experience, though not sexual in nature, is born from an ill and corrupt society. As a fresh undergraduate, I had mentally prepared myself to be an A-grade student and I worked hard for it. But nothing prepared me for the harsh reality –…