Career & Business
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1.2KAdepeju Jaiyeoba: Founder Of Mothers Delivery Kits Celebrated At The White House
On Monday, May 11th, the White House will celebrate emerging entrepreneurs from across the world to highlight the importance of investing in...
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1.4KShe Leads Africa Launches 2015 Entrepreneur Showcase With $15,000 Cash Prize For Winners
The Entrepreneur Showcase is the flagship program of She Leads Africa and shines a spotlight on women who are driving Africa’s growth...
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843Three Women With Nigerian Roots Elected To The UK Parliament
Three women with Nigerian root who contested for seats to represent their constituencies in UK’s parliament have won their elections. Helen...
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7911Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Commissions Family Friendly Crèche & Clinic For Staff At The Federal Ministry of Finance
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala while speaking at the commissioning of the Federal Ministry of...
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861Using The Airwaves To Galvanize Equality | Funmi Iyanda Appointed United Nations Gender Equality Champion
Funmi Iyanda has been appointed by UN Women as one of the gender equality champions, which they described as “women and men...
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1.5KWhat Has LASTMA Got To Do With Your Tax? Get ALL Your Questions Answered At The Tax Forum For Business Women
DFID Growth and Employment in States (GEMS) in conjunction with NECA’S Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) will be holding a seminar to...
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2.6KNew Study Shows 41% Of Women Are Entrepreneurs In Nigeria | See Where They Get Funding From
According to a new study by the No Ceilings initiative of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a woman in Nigeria...
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2.1K1Boss Lady! Commuters Held Spellbound In Ibadan By Woman Driving Dangote Truck
This woman was reported to have caused a major traffic at Ibadan on Tuesday, as many drivers stopped their cars to...
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1.8K14 Great Tips For Managing A “Side” Business While You Are Still Working
Managing a side-business while still holding an ‘8 to 5’ job is one of the challenges many Nigerian women face. Achieving...
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3.2K13How I Started My Business: Ronke Abiona, Founder Of Bambiano – Nigeria’s Pioneer Teething Jewellery brand
Will you like to be featured on our “How I Started My Business” series? Do you want to nominate someone? Send us...
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1.4KItoro Eze-Anaba, Tolulope Sangosanya & Dotun Akande Nominated For The Vlisco Women’s Month Award 2015
In celebration of women around the world, three amazing women from Nigeria have been nominated for the Vlisco Women’s Month Award this...
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16.5K6“Nobody Realized That We Were A Tiny, Little Dot” – Ibukun Awosika On How She Used The Little She Had To Build The Successful Business She Wanted
The indefatigable Ibukun Awosika is the Founder and Chairperson of The Chair Centre Ltd, a market leader in the office furniture and...
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9.1K1SIX Young & Powerful Nigerian Women In Politics & Policy
Ynaija has just released the #YNaijaPowerList for the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are in politics and policy. Six young...
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1.8KThe Power Of Google Search | How Eseoghene Odiete Built A Successful Fashion Business From What She Learned Online
Eseoghene Odiete, Founder of Hesey Designs did not attend a business or management school; she learned everything she needed to start her...
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5.7KNINE Young Nigerian Women That Will Inspire Entrepreneurship In 2015
In an article titled “20 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs that will Inspire Entrepreneurship in 2015”, Mark Nwani makes a list of entrepreneurs that...
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2.7KFIVE Lessons Women Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Tewa Onasanya
Tewa Onasanya is the Publisher of the Exquisite Magazine and creator of the Exquisite Magazine Walk Against Cancer and the annual ELOY...
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2.2KREAL WOMEN, REAL ISSUES: How Do I Handle My Double-Faced Line Manager?
My line manager has never complained about my work or my person to me before, not even once. She doesn’t commend me...
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1.8K12 Email Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Career & Business
You return to your office from an afternoon meeting and decide to check e-mail. You wonder where your day went after spending...
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1.1KSix Women Writers Tell Us What Their Typical Writing Days Look Like
In our WomenWhoWrite series, we interviewed some amazing female writers and when asked what a typical writing day looks like for them,...
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1.4KThis Is What It Feels Like To Win! Ijeoma Kalu Beats 8,500 Entries To Cover UK Boots Mag
Ijeoma “Ijay” Kalu, a Nigerian living in the UK is the cover girl for the March edition of Boots Health & Beauty...
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899House of Tara Partners FCMB To Empower 5,000 Women
House of Tara International has partnered with FCMB to launch ‘Beauty Business on the Go’ (BBOG), an initiative aimed at empowering 5,000...
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838The Pink-collared Jobs: Here Are The Top 20 Jobs Dominated By Women
Nursing, teaching and social work are some of the top occupations called “pink-collared jobs” because they are dominated by women. Although more...
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10.8KGet Inspired! Watch Adekunbi Adeoye, Founder Of Sesewa Share Her Success Story
Adekunbi Adeoye is the founder and CEO of Sesewa support services. In the video below she speaks with The Young Nigerian and ...
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1.1KChioma “Chigurl” Omeruah & Ngozi Nwoji On How They Follow Their Dreams
In this episode of Heart Of The Matter, celebrity comedian, Chioma Omeruah and host of the NGEE show, a popular web-series, Ngozi Nwoji,...
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806Women Themed Events To Watch Out For At The Lagos Social Media Week
The Lagos Social Media Week is here again! As usual there are many interesting events to attend, whatever your interest is, you...
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638How To Make The Transition From Your 9-5 Job To Become An Entrepreneur
Transitioning from a ‘8 to 5′ job to becoming an entrepreneur is the dream of many Nigerian women, a dream that is...
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790Raise Your Glass To A World Where I Can Get Married Because I Am In Love Not Because I Am Wondering Where To Get Money For My Next Haircut | Ola Orekunrin Speaks At TEDxBerlinSalon
In this TEDxBerlinSalon talk “Womenomics”, the CEO of Flying Doctors, Ola Orekunrin talks about the layers of barriers and stereotypes women have to break through to become successful....
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68.3KWatch Tara Fela-Durotoye’s Inspiring Feature on CNN’s African Voices
The CEO of House of Tara, Tara Fela-Durotoye featured in a recent edition of CNN‘s African Voices. She speaks on how she started...
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7.9KHere Are The Countries With The Highest Percentage Of Female Managers
According to a report by ILO if you live in these countries a woman is most likely to be your boss. This infographic...
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1.5K20 Influential African Women Entrepreneurs in America to Watch in 2015
by Elfonnie Inokon Anusionwu History will remember the 21st century as the century of the rise of women all around the world....