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My job is to help families protect their most valuable assets — US-based Insurance Agent
Hajia Monsura Asabi Lawal, a graduate of Accounting from University of Baltimore, United States, is a US-based Nigerian insurance agent. Since she relocated to the US in 1986, the soft-spoken woman has not lost contact with Nigeria. She is…
We’re on a mission to build Africa into a world power in 10 years —Oluwatoyin Banjo, project…
Oluwatoyin Banjo is a social innovator, the project director of Ideation Hub Africa and the founder of Managers Toolkit Africa. With an extensive experience in integrated marketing communications and strategic volunteerism, she has helped…
Nigerian power sector complex, can’t give definite timeline for 24-hour power supply —Ifeoma Malo
Ifeoma Malo is a lawyer, a policy maker, and co-founder and executive director of Clean Tech Hub. A Harvard Law School and University of Massachusetts graduate, she has extensive experience in the power and energy sector and was the senior…
I’ve always built or grown brands since I was 16 —Emilia Asim-Ita, founder of AML
Emilia Asim-Ita is a brand builder, a strategic communicator and the founder of AML with over 10 years of professional experience in the media space. A University of Cambridge certificate holder in Executive Coaching, she has worked with…
COVID-19: In my church we’ve lost over eight people —Adeosun, US-based medical practitioner
United States-based Nigerian-born medical practitioner, Professor Sherri Adeosun, is the president of the Relume Foundation, Nigeria and USA, a charity and free health care initiative. In this interview by SEYI SOKOYA, she speaks about the…
We’ve a long way to go in convicting rapist and domestic violence perpetrators —Jesudunsin Okewumi,…
Jesudunsin Okewumi is a gender advocate, a safe space activist and the founder of The Hug Place. As a sexual assault survivor, she is dedicated to providing a centre for domestic violence and sexual abuse survivors. In this interview by…
I was under some pressure on what it would take to be Olori —Olori Adeyanju
Save for beads, which she sparsely adorns at public functions, there is scarcely anything which announces her as the wife of a traditional ruler. Ask her about her preference for anonymous disposition, Olori Iswat Oluwakemi Adeyanju, wife…
Women have always excelled in business —‘Toyin Olufon, founder of The Techy Accountant
‘Toyin Olufon is a chartered accountant, founder of The Techy Accountant and Principal Partner/CEO at Lefort Consulting Limited. Part of her work involves helping SMEs and Start-ups stay in business, building capacity for graduate…
Coronavirus has exposed government as selfish, very insensitive —Sule
Born and raised in Lagos, Aolat Oluwatomisin Sule is a London-based Nigerian whose passion for senior citizens as well as children has given a name lager than her frame. In this interview by TUNDE BUSARI, she gives an insight into the…
I sacrificed my social life for my home, career —Dr. Elizabeth Olagunju
Dr (Mrs) Oluwayemisi Elizabeth Olagunju is a lecturer in the Department of Nursing Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. In this interview by OYEYEMI OKUNLADE, she shares her experience as a nursing scientist, what the…