Today’s Women’s Month essay is written by Alithnayn Abdulkareem, and explores the often underdiscussed dichotomies that come with being multi-ethnic in a country like Nigeria. She calls her essay ‘a comparison between Western and Northern attitudes to marriages and divorces for women in Nigeria’. My mother is Yoruba, my father is Fulani, through the influence... Read More

March 12, 2018

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#YNaijaWomensMonth: The little you do matters to someone

The first time I had an inkling that what I was doing, what I represented meant something to a young girl out there was at the end of a conference I hosted almost 5 years ago. A young girl came up to me, very shy and asked if I could take a picture with her.... Read More

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March 24, 2017

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Brave Women: The game-changing Grace Ihejiamaizu

Nigeria is blessed with social entrepreneurs who have been making a difference despite the fact that they encounter series of challenges ranging from finances to earning people’s trust. One of them is Grace Ihejiamaizu, the founder of ikapture Network and Opportunity Desk. Festus Iyorah writes. Calabar, Nigeria—When James Okina, 17, graduated from secondary school in... Read More

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March 21, 2017

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Brave Women: From rags to riches, the story of Madam Burgess

by Festus Iyorah After the death of her husband 17 years ago, her in-law took everything that belongs to her husband and left her with nothing. Mrs Ernestina Okwuchukwu popularly known as madam burgess in this series narrates her experiences and how she became a millionaire from building a business from nothing. Lagos, Nigeria— on... Read More

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