Melissa Tafila is a digital specialist, entrepreneur and the recipient of the Orange Social Venture Prize, 2016 for the digital learning management company she co-founded called Conexus.
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Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei Breaks Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year record To Win The 2019 Chicago Marathon
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei clinched the 16-year-old women’s marathon world record held by Britain’s Paula Radcliffe on Sunday, October 13th, 2019.
11-Year-Old Naomi Oloyede Gets Standing Ovation After Speech At UNODC’s Doha Declaration Global Programme
11-year-old Naomi Oloyede from Battle Axe High School, Abuja Nigeria got a standing ovation after addressing the High-Level #Education4Justice conference in Vienna, Austria.
#SexForGrades: UNILAG Sets Up Panel And Encourages More Students To Speak Out
The Management of University Of Lagos has announced that it has set up a panel to investigate the scandal following the #sexforgrades allegations against two of its lecturers, Boniface Igbeneghu and Samuel Oladipo.
What Women Can Do To Break The Glass Ceiling
Have you ever been in a room with a glass ceiling? You get the illusion that you are looking right at the sky and can reach for it whenever you wish. But if you get carried away and actually attempt to move any part of your body through it, you would face an unfriendly collision with the glass.
Opportunities
Learn How You can Strategize to Win at The 18th WIMBIZ Annual Conference | November 7th & 8th
Who else is excited about this? It has been confirmed! The Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) will be holding its 18th Annual Conference on, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
US Consulate General launches The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Initiative
United States Consulate General in Lagos on Monday launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a State Department-led initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world.
British Council Creative Enterprise Support Programme, Abuja, Nigeria
If you have been looking for that opportunity to harness and grow your creative skills in the area of fashion, the chance to show what you are really made of and to collaborate with other brilliant, creative and professional minds in Nigeria, is here.
Pitch Your Business In The Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Initiative And Stand A Chance To Win Five Million Naira In Grants
As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2019, a capacity building initiative which will provide financial grants as well as mini-MBA in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) for fifty winners.
2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for Women in Science
Applications are open for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Maghreb Fellowships for Women in Science 2019. The Maghreb Fellowships Programme is established within the framework of a partnership between the Foundation L’Oréal and UNESCO.
Watch Ariana Grande Talk About Feminism
Issues Arising
11-Year-Old Naomi Oloyede Gets Standing Ovation After Speech At UNODC’s Doha Declaration Global Programme
11-year-old Naomi Oloyede from Battle Axe High School, Abuja Nigeria got a standing ovation after addressing the High-Level #Education4Justice conference in Vienna, Austria.
#SexForGrades: UNILAG Sets Up Panel And Encourages More Students To Speak Out
The Management of University Of Lagos has announced that it has set up a panel to investigate the scandal following the #sexforgrades allegations against two of its lecturers, Boniface Igbeneghu and Samuel Oladipo.
#SexForGrades : Foursquare Gospel Church Asks Dr Boniface Igbeneghu To Step Down
The effects of the #sexforgrades documentary released by BBC Africa Eye have just begun as Foursquare Gospel Church has distanced itself from the pastor and Unilag Lecturer, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu.
#SexForGrades Is Trending On Twitter As More People Share Their Experiences
Barely 6 hours after the BBC Africa Eye Documentary which showed two lecturers from University of Lagos and University of Ghana sexually harass journalists disguised as students, #sexforgrades has started trending on Twitter.
Feminism
What Women Can Do To Break The Glass Ceiling
Have you ever been in a room with a glass ceiling? You get the illusion that you are looking right at the sky and can reach for it whenever you wish. But if you get carried away and actually attempt to move any part of your body through it, you would face an unfriendly collision with the glass.
Can Modern Feminism Start the Discrimination of Men?
When men argue that modern feminism has brought about their discrimination, I empathize with them because I know that if I wore their shoes, I would probably sing the same song.
Female Genital Mutilation: Myths and Facts II
FGM is practiced in over 30 countries (mostly African) including: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
You Can’t Be Feminist And Anti-Abortion Rights
A feminist is clearly the “it” thing to be now. Individuals openly identify as feminist and happily purchase cute swag and apparel to feed their hunger for empowerment, unity, and equality of the sexes.
Interviews
Founder Of Digital African Woman, Khadijat Abdulkadir, Is Changing The Way Entrepreneurship Training Is Done In Africa
“When I am in Europe, I see a lot of people who are coming here to give something to Africa. I meet people all the time and they tell me, ‘oh I just got back from Africa, I was training them’ etc. And then, I look at the person, who was training them and I am just upset. I am upset because this person is not training himself or herself, in fact he or she doesn’t know anything, but they have come here to train Africans because they are white.”
Founder, MIN Events, Edak Nkpubre Chionuma Says, “You Are The Special Ingredient To Your Business”
Edak Nkpubre Chionuma, is the Founder and Creative Director of MIN EVENTS which has churned out events like the Made In Naija Fair, Pop Up Market.
Doris Nwanneka, CEO Hair By Wanneka & Wanneka’s Lounge Is The Queen Of Business Diversity
Arguably the largest hair business in Lagos, Hair by Wanneka is owned be Mrs Doris Nwanneka Nkumah. In this interview with Urban Woman Magazine, she shares the story behind her success, her struggles, triumphs and her future plans.
South African Actress Mohau Mokoatle-Cele Says Her First Professional Set Was In Nigeria
She is known to many of her fans in Nigeria as Bongi, the teenage singer-songwriter in the MTV Base series, SHUGA. In this interview with Urban Woman Magazine, South African actress, Mohau Mokoatle-Cele would be sharing her experiences not just as an actor, but also, with being on set, in Nigeria.
Around The Web
Warsan Shire Quotes On Immigration, Beauty, Love And Feminism
Warsan Shire FSRL is a British writer, poet, editor and teacher. She was born on August 1988 to Somalian parents in Kenya. She has a B.A in Creative Writing and was awarded the inaugural Brunel University Afrcan Poetry Prize from a shortlist of 6 candidates out of 655.
Ayomide Bello Is The First Nigerian Woman Canoeist To Qualify For The Olympics
17 year old Ayomide Bello is headed for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo. Now more than ever, Nigerian women are making deep strides in areas of sports. For the first time, Nigeria would have its first ever female canoeist at the Olympics.
Zulfat Suara Has Become The First Muslim Woman To Be Elected To Nashville Office
Zulfat Suara, a US-based Nigerian woman has made history by becoming the first Muslim to be elected to a Metro seat in Nashville.
Tanzanian Governor, Paul Makonda Is Proposing A National Database Of Married Men To Protect Single Women
Paul Makonda, the governor of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar Es Salaam has just announced plans to create and publish a database of married men. According to him, this would help protect women from “heart breaks”.
Resources
Amy Cuddy Ted Talk- Fake It Till You Make It
The American Psychologist, author and speaker, Amy Cuddy is popularly known for her 2002 TED Talk which centred on how your body language may shape who you are. She emphasised on how our body language can affect our mind and thought process and how our mind in turn can affect our body.
Every Teenage Girl Needs To Watch Clementine Von Radics “For Teenage Girls”
There would always be those who say you are too young or delicate to make anything happen for yourself, but they don’t see the part of you that smolders.
Video: Tiffany Dufu’s Drop The Ball Would Teach You All You Need To Know About Time Management
Author of Drop the Ball, Tiffany Dufu may seem to do it all, but for years she hampered her own growth with the expectation that she must do it all
Career
GAIA Women Club – A Member’s only Business & Social Club for Women Launches its “I am A GAIA Woman” Campaign with Trailblazing Women in Nigeria
Now more than ever, professional women need spaces to connect with one another and encourage each other to grow and make business deals.
Pitch Your Business In The Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Initiative And Stand A Chance To Win Five Million Naira In Grants
As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2019, a capacity building initiative which will provide financial grants as well as mini-MBA in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) for fifty winners.
Flexible Working: Productive Or Destructive?
It’s a much-debated topic and a growing trend, but most companies still don’t seem to take a deliberate approach to flexible working. Instead, they just offer a vague middle ground of “flexible working” on a case by case basis.
Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: Are EQ and Emotional Intelligence the Best Predictors of Success?
Soft skills are in-demand in nearly every company and every industry. A Wall Street Journal survey of 900 executives found that 92% said soft skills were equally important or more important than technical skills.
Tony Elumelu Foundation to Host the Largest Gathering of African Entrepreneurs at 5th Annual Entrepreneurship Forum in July in Abuja
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship, will host its 5th Annual Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs – on July 26 – 27, 2019. The two-day event will take place at the iconic Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.