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  • Foundation inducts 100 youths into creative boot camp

    A GROUP Street Project Foundation has inducted 100 youths into its Creative Youth Boot Camp in Onikan, Lagos.

    Its founder/Chief Executive Officer Mrs Rita-Ezenwa-Okoro said while in camp, the youth would hone their skills in drama, visual arts, poetry, creative writing, spoken word, custom, dance, music, among others.

    ‘’The curriculum has been designed to empower young people with the skills necessary to turn their talent into an enterprise,’’ she said, adding that when idle youths were not engaged, a nation runs the risk of breeding criminals that would be threat to it.

    She said the trainees were picked from low-income groups, adding they were selected from a shortlist of 600, after a rigorous screening.

    She noted that the performing arts could be a thriving industry that creates wealth and jobs. ‘’The expected outcome is that our youths will start up a creative enterprise or get a job in the creative industry and will have a clear direction of what they want to achieve in life. We have proof of this, through some of the success stories of our ambassadors,’’ she said.

    She cited Josh Alfred, also called Joshfunny, an ambassador of the group, who was discovered as a comedian. After training and mentorship, is a now Social Media sensation.

    Mrs Ezenwa-Okoro argued that skills training that assist the youth to move from job seekers to job creators could reduce the rate of unemployment.

    Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment Permanent Secretary Dr Yakub Olajide Basorun said the government had floated a N25-billion Employment Trust Fund for Lagosians, urging the trainees to avail themselves of its numerous merits after their camping. He said one needed not know anyone before applying, saying any applicant stood the chance of being given a loan, if the conditions were met.

    United States Department of States Deputy Public Officer Frank Selin said his country was proud to be associated with Street Project Foundation, saying that the US sponsored some of the group’s programmes.

    He enjoined other groups to apply, if they needed help. He agreed that the training would help to reduce unemployment.

  • BUKY ASEHINDE – It’s fun working with creative people

    BUKY ASEHINDE – It’s fun working with creative people

    Buky Asehinde studied Biochemistry at the University Of Westminster in UK. Interestingly, she found her passion in the creative sector where she now works with other creatives. In this interview with Yetunde Oladeinde, the founder of Bellafricana discloses how it all began, the challenges and how she has helped many discover new opportunities. 

    When did you start this?

    We started by using local fabrics for gift items. I noticed that there were lots of talents in Nigeria who were doing amazing things and trying to restore the wealth of the nation. The main challenge that they are having is understanding the business beyond the main things; knowing how to get the right customers who would patronise them. So, that was how everything started, and right now we bridge the gap between the creative businesses and producers who do things locally.

    What services do you offer these people?

    What we do is a lot of online marketing for them because we believe that this is where it all starts. For a business to be patronised, you need to be visible and we leverage on online marketing. We do a lot of social media marketing and content marketing. We do a lot of articles on what you do and how to find you. Asides that, we also leverage on collaborations. We do a lot of strategic collaborations because what we say to them is that we want to make you money as well as save you money; get you things that you need for your business at discounted rates. So, you do not have to pay so much money for particular things that you need by doing a lot of partnerships.

    What are some of the memorable moments doing this?

    The key memorable moment is seeing more businesses have new customers because one of the greatest things that were happening to members under us was giving a lot of testimonies; amazing customers for the members under us. They have been giving a lot of testimonials, not just customers here locally but customers around the world getting to know more about them. Also, this has affected their crafts. Another thing that they do is that they are planning to save the next generation.  If your craft is making you millions, then you are happy and the next generation would also be happy to chase their craft. So they would be doing more things chasing what they love. This is making sure that the next generation of creatives are saved.  So, a lot of people are happy doing this.

    One of the major challenges that we have is getting some of this people to be focused and you find many saying that they are busy, yet they cannot get quality pictures. That is a challenge. Everything you do online, the quality of the picture, is very important. It must speak for itself; if the picture of what you are selling to me is not patronising then you won’t get my attention. The other challenge, of course, is manpower. There are a lot of people across the country who need help but they can’t help anybody.

    It is better to hand pick people that you work with because it is not every creative that is ready for expansion. So, if I am able to market for you and get you more customers, then are you able to fill the need of the customers. Is your supply capacity able to meet the demand coming to you? These are some of the challenges that we have, but strategically we have been handling this very well.

    Let’s talk about the new project that you are working on

    We are having a first of its kind event in April. It’s called Bellaafrica Creatives Exhibitions and Awards. The initiative is basically to celebrate creative works in Nigeria. We have realised that there are lots of talents in Africa, however many have not been able to have genuine products that are accepted globally. We believe that when some are doing amazing brands other people would be motivated by this.

    Now, we are having a programme that has been endorsed by the Nigerian Export Promotion council, Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and some other organisations. The awards are going to cut across fourteen categories. It includes art and craft, best emerging artists, fashion brand, beauty brand, food produce, packaging home and lifestyle brands and it actually cuts across different kinds of categories.

    We are very focused on small businesses because we believe that they are the ones that would provide jobs for this economy and for this nation. Job creation starts from them, and that is why we are focused on a lot of MSMES.

    What were you doing before this?

    I moved back to Nigeria in 2012 and immediately after I did my NYSC. The business started pretty much immediately after NYSC. I studied Biochemistry at the University of Westminster in London but somehow I didn’t quite make use of the course.

    So, why did you study Biochemistry?

    I was really passionate about Chemistry and Engineering. So I ended up doing Biochemistry. That was because I wasn’t able to move out of London where I was located and I guess it was also wrong information. Then, I thought Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry were the same. Along the line, I realised that I wasn’t really interested in Biology but to be honest, I would say that studying Biochemistry is who I am today because a lot of the practical things that I learnt were by studying Biochemistry in terms of presentations, having critical thinking abilities and so many other things.

    Did you want to work with Biochemistry and there were no jobs?

    To be honest, I did not want to work with Biochemistry at all. I moved more in line with what I was passionate about. I was passionate about aesthetics, beautifying space and doing something beautiful and I just happened to find myself loving local fabrics. So anything made with local fabric was exciting and the whole idea of what I am doing now is still in line with that.

    Do you design these things yourself?

    I started designing things myself initially but now I am more focused with helping people who do that. Initially, what I was doing was coming up with ideas, designing for people to help me do things like shorts, tops, casual wears and also gift items using local fabrics.

    How did that experience go?

    Well, the experience was exciting and very interesting. However, it did stop at the point when I realised that there was a major challenge. Yes, funding was a lot of things but along the line, I met one of my greatest mentors who happens to be my husband now, Tobi Asehinde, a digital marketing consultant. He was the one who told me a phrase that I would never forget. That is: ‘You don’t have to have a product before you can sell a product.’ That was how everything started because I realised that I can sell a product without having the funds but getting the customers to pay for what I needed.

    What are some of the things that you share in common with your husband?

    One of the biggest things we share in common is passion for business and entrepreneurship. We don’t believe that funds cannot be found; we look for how to get the right customers. So, it is about being an entrepreneur, having the right business and attracting the right customers for that business.

    Where do you see your business in the next five years?

    In the next five years, I see myself having a Bellaafricana Village, where everything locally produced can be found. A goldmine for our tourism, culture, space and all the business that we are creating right now would be found there. I strongly believe that this would add to the nation’s wealth

  • ‘Unlocking our N15 trillion creative economy’

    ‘Unlocking our N15 trillion creative economy’

    Few weeks after Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode tasked artistes to come up with a structured framework to grow the economy, while government provides infrastructures and initiatives to help the sector, embattled President of Performing Musician’s Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Pretty Okafor, could not agree less with the governor’s vision, saying that Nigeria has no reason to be in recession, as the creative industry has the potential to reflate the ailing economy.

    Sharing his thoughts on some issues affecting the creative economy, Okafor corroborated Ambode’s position, saying the solution is the fast-tracking of a structured and organised entertainment and creative industry that is monetized into a creative economy like it is done in developed countries.

    Okafor, a member of the Nigeria’s earliest hip hop duo, ‘Junior & Pretty’, noted that although PMAN is already in partnership with the federal ministry of information and culture to develop the sector and curb piracy, the partnership must be taken to the next level with the Federal Government supporting the launch of the Nigerian creative industry through legislation, pronouncement, regulation and enforcement.

    He said the partnership will help government unlock the value in the creative sector and boost revenue generation for Nigeria.

    “We said it over two years ago that Nigeria was going into recession but we had no business doing so because we have vibrant entertainment and creative industries,” said Okafor who pointed out that studies have shown that creative and cultural industries globally are not usually affected by global financial crisis.

    “In the UK, the creative economy contributes about 84.1Billon pounds sterling to the UK economy which is about 10 million pounds per hour. In the US, the value the arts to the country’s GDP is about $700 billion. It shows that this sector is contributing immensely to their various countries’ economies. Nigeria too can’t afford to be left behind, and from research, it has the potential to contribute about N15 trillion to the nation’s GDP.”

    Okafor said, as number one in Africa and number three globally, the digitalisation of the entire creative industry in Nigeria could help unlock the revenues inherent there and allow government take their share of taxes and reflate the economy.

    This corroborates a statement by the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that entertainment can get the country out of the current recession, as well as Vice President Yemi Osibajo’s position on diversifying the economy.

    He explained that the proposed G-Create.ng Application is the digitalisation of the creative industry by providing the requisite data for the entire industry and allow investors to track their return on investment (ROI) amongst other things.

    “It also has other benefits accessible through a combo card called the PMAN biometric ID card. The benefits include medical insurance for a subscriber and for family members; life insurance that provides the next of kin of subscriber members N5 Million in the event of death; Pension plan that pays subscribers N100,000 monthly; allows barcoding and encoding of creative works physically and electronically respectively; royalty monitoring and collection and many more benefits.”

    On piracy, Okafor said the G-Create.ng structure can monitor and track all the IP work coming out of Nigeria. This, he said will automatically reduce the menace of piracy in Nigeria.

    “On the other hand, piracy should be seen as economic sabotage and a crime that allows government to lose close to N10 trillion annually; a huge leakage that must be blocked. A special enforcement unit as is done for drug trafficking and manufacturing like NDLEA and NAFDAC must be set up and given the powers of enforcement. Piracy must be seen as an economic crime, called same and dealt with as same through government policy pronouncements and legislation,” he proffered.

    Speaking on the reported crisis rocking the association, Okafor the current ruling by Justice B.B. Kanyip of the Industrial Court, Lagos, still makes him and his Exco members the only legitimately elected and recognized PMAN executives.

    “There is no faction in PMAN only the activities of a few disgruntled elements whose actions want to stall the current efforts for economic recovery.”

    Okafor explained that the economic agenda of his team is bigger than any individual or group. According to him, “Their plan is to commandeer something that they were not part of creating and are not capable of managing. Something that when fully implemented shortly has the potential to fully impact Nigeria’s economy positively. Their action is also an act of economic sabotage and they must be sanctioned. My present exco and I are focused and forging ahead to make the realization of the welfare of the creative industry practitioner and make the creative economy a reality. We won’t be distracted and deterred,” he declared.

  • Tourism, creative industry ‘new oil’, says Lai Mohammed

    Tourism, creative industry ‘new oil’, says Lai Mohammed

    THE Minister of Information, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that tourism is very important for Nigeria in the prevailing period of economic diversification as it, with the creative industries, represents the new oil for the nation’s economy. He described tourism as the low-hanging fruit that the nation could develop to help  the economy fight recession.

    He made the statement during the national celebration of the World Tourism Day (WTD) in Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. He said: “As the federal government works day and night to pull Nigeria out of recession and put our economy on the path of sustainable growth, it is becoming increasingly clear, like President Muhammadu Buhari admonished, that we must think out of the box. We must find other sustainable means of earning foreign exchange outside of oil, to grow our country’s GDP and create jobs for our people. Agriculture and mining are viable options but tourism is the low-hanging fruit in this regard, and we must not hesitate to pluck it.”

    Speaking on the Eko Atlantic City, the minister said: “The venue we have chosen for this year’s celebration, Eko Atlantic City, attests to this fact. While I will like to reiterate Nigeria’s readiness to explore and exploit tourism for the benefit of its economy, I can confidently add that Eko Atlantic City has what it takes to drive tourism in Nigeria. And this is just as well, because while the role of the government will be to provide the enabling environment, the private sector will drive the growth of tourism. This is a win-win model for the government and the private sector, and I commend Eko Atlantic for being in the forefront of actualising this mode.

    “For those who may not know, Eko Atlantic, when completed, will be a tourist haven. The city will boast of 450, 000 residents and 300, 000 commuters, which is a boon for the myriad businesses to be located in the city. In addition, it will have a registered Free Economic Zone to encourage economic activities.

    “As you are also aware, shopping malls attract tourists the way bees are attracted to honey. The shopping mall here in Eko Atlantic will be the largest of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. The 10 million square metres of space in the city will also boast an impressive retail layout for shopping, vast amenities for entertainment such as food courts, cinemas and playgrounds, an ample parking space and a canal that can be used for water transportation and water sports.

    “Nigerians who are looking for relaxation spots and exquisite shopping malls will no longer need to jet to Dubai and similar destinations, because Eko Atlantic City will be a better destination than Dubai. This is not a joke! Whereas you can only comfortably soak in the sights and sounds of Dubai for a maximum of four months every year due to the prevailing inclement weather there, Eko Atlantic City offers, in addition to the massive shopping mall, 365 days of sunshine and clement weather.

    “This is an added incentive for foreign tourists. In short, the city will have everything you need for tourism to thrive: security, modern infrastructure, good weather, uninterrupted power supply, potable water supply, etc.”

    The World Tourism Day is an annual celebration by the United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) slated for September  27.

  • OMD is ‘most creative agency’

    OMD has been awarded Global Agency Network of the Year for the 10th consecutive time by the Gunn Report for Media

    The Gunn Report for Media is the industry standard for evaluating media creativity, innovation and effectiveness. The report summarises media agencies’ overall performance from January to December, last year based on the results of global, regional and national media award contests spanning most markets in the world.  Most importantly, it recognises the vital role media agencies play in today’s highly competitive and fragmented communications landscape.

    According to says the Regional Managing Director, mediaReach OMD, Tolu Ogunkoya,”The recognition of creativity through awards is important to our agency culture at OMD. It is not only a critical measure of our performance, but also a reflection of how much harder we are pushing ourselves and our media partners to better our work year over year.  And we know that award-winning campaigns deliver better ROI to our clients who expect us to go the extra mile every time.

    ‘’To achieve this 10 times in a row, acknowledges our global commitment and common ambition for sharper insights, smarter ideas and stronger results” says Mainardo de Nardis, CEO OMD Worldwide

    ”Our global culture cascades to local markets. With many local initiatives, we encourage our teams to produce works that deliver on objectives to overcome Business Challenges.’’

    In Nigeria mediaReach OMD, according to a report, is a leading media agency with a market share of 32.1 per cent, growing at 13 per cent year-on-year as per the latest report published by RECMA in June 2014.

  • OMD is ‘most creative agency’

    OMD has been awarded Global Agency Network of the Year for the 10th consecutive time by the Gunn Report for Media

    The Gunn Report for Media is the industry standard for evaluating media creativity, innovation and effectiveness. The report summarises media agencies’ overall performance from January to December, last year based on the results of global, regional and national media award contests spanning most markets in the world.  Most importantly, it recognises the vital role media agencies play in today’s highly competitive and fragmented communications landscape.

    According to says the Regional Managing Director, mediaReach OMD, Tolu Ogunkoya,”The recognition of creativity through awards is important to our agency culture at OMD. It is not only a critical measure of our performance, but also a reflection of how much harder we are pushing ourselves and our media partners to better our work year over year.  And we know that award-winning campaigns deliver better ROI to our clients who expect us to go the extra mile every time.

    ‘’To achieve this 10 times in a row, acknowledges our global commitment and common ambition for sharper insights, smarter ideas and stronger results” says Mainardo de Nardis, CEO OMD Worldwide

    ”Our global culture cascades to local markets. With many local initiatives, we encourage our teams to produce works that deliver on objectives to overcome Business Challenges.’’

    In Nigeria mediaReach OMD, according to a report, is a leading media agency with a market share of 32.1 per cent, growing at 13 per cent year-on-year as per the latest report published by RECMA in June 2014.

  • The Labule Creative Show returns

    The Labule Creative Show returns

    POPULAR creative community showcase, Labule has been repackaged to meet the growing trend. Inspired by integrated marketing, media, entertainment and event outfit, Inspiro Productions, Labule which in Yoruba means ‘Community’ is a gathering of creative people and lovers of creativity – artistes, musicians, dancers, comedians, poets, fashion designers, artists and more.

    Described as a proudly Nigerian production, the management of Inspiro Productions says that it aims to celebrate excellence and creativity in the community, while promoting indigenous arts and culture, encouraging live performances, celebrating people and their creativity as well as showcasing new talents and discoveries in an atmosphere of relaxation and entertainment.

    Past editions of of the showcase have included Miliki Labule, June 12 Labule, Democracy Day Labule, Richard Quest Labule, Jazz-Matazz Labule, Keziah Jones Labule, Lekan Babalola Labule, and Artflow Labule amongst others.

    Also, the show has featured guest appearances from UK-Based Afro-soul Guitarist Keziah Jones, Two-time Grammy Awardee Master-drummer Lekan Babalola, Ayanfe, Daniel Bankole, CNN’S Richard Quest, Rashid Lombard, And Billy Domingo – Organisers of The World Famous Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Bright Gain and Biodun +Batik.

    Management also revealed that the repackaged Labule, a monthly show, will be launched on Sunday, September 13 at the fully equipped Fans Arena situated at 15a, Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos by 5pm.

    Labule is supported by Mass Media Partners, Smooth FM, Metro FM, Radio One, iGroove Radio, City People, Efizzi, NAIJAZZ, Muzikal and 1st Day productions.

  • CREATIVE MINDS

    CREATIVE MINDS

    Do you love watching cartoons? Who are the people that makes the cartoons? Where do they get their ideas from?

    The people who design cartoons grew up just like you! But most of them develop an interest in drawing and making stories out of their drawings.

    drawings and write a story to go along with it.

     

    Send your drawings to Saturdaychildren@yahoo.com or akinwolererita@yahoo.com .The best drawings will be featured in our next edition.

  • Support creative industry, artistes urge Buhari

    Support creative industry, artistes urge Buhari

    Secretary-General, Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) Prof Atukwei Okai has hailed Nigerians for the successful conduct of the elections.

    In a statement, the association said: “We congratulate Nigerians and take the opportunity to welcome the President-elect of this great African nation, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. It is our fervent hope that the Nigerian shining example will inspire and inform Africa’s political governance, and promote the creation of peaceful conditions that would unleash upon the world the bottle-up transformative potential as well as the legendary creative genius of the African people.”

    President, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Prof. Remi Raji-Oyelade, said  with  Buhari’s victory, it is ‘our belief that more focus shall be given to the development of the creative industry, particularly the official and corporate support of the literary enterprise, including the author, the book and the culture of reading.’

    Africa’s largest writers’ body congratulated the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on his success at the just concluded presidential elections.

    “We hold that the civilisation of national development is only attainable with the actualisation of policies which emphasise and fund the sustenance of education, culture and the arts. As a body, we pledge to contribute in strategic ways towards the achievement of greater progress for our literature and our nation…

    “We followed the campaign trails of both major candidates – incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and General Buhari with objective detachment, and impartial involvement and prayers for the overall survival of the Nigerian nation. The contest, the eventual victory, and the post-election engagement are clearly instructive and symbolic of a nation that has truly arrived at the junction of change,” he added.

    Former Vice President of ANA, Prof May Ifeoma Nwoye said it is hoped that the new administration would seek to promotean environment that nurtures writing, reading, publishing and promotion of Nigerian writers in particular and Africa in general.

    Mrs Nwoye, who was Bursar of the University of Benin (UNIBEN)  said: “Under this obligation, we look forward  to having a leader that can develop programmes that will boost and support writing and publishing in Nigeria, through creative writing and editorial skills development workshops, internships, conferences and mentorship programmes; organise creative writing workshops; editorial skills development workshops aimed at equipping book editors and proofreaders with practical editorial and publishing skills; online mentoring scheme; website/blog and digital writing- a platform for African writers to interact, share information and other resources on writing and other literary activities; share literary news, announcements and commission articles on book reviews.”

    Former chairman Society of Nigerian Artists (Lagos State Chapter) Mr Olu Ajayi urged the incoming administration to as a matter of urgency address the culture sector especially in the areas of facilities, seed grant for artists and creation of Artists’ District to boost creativity.

    Chairman/CEO, Literamed Publications (Nig) Ltd, Olayinka Lawal-Solarin,  observed that the incoming government has plenty to do to correct the ills, especially the fall in standard of education, noting that past administrations, whether military or civilian didn’t pay enough attention to education.

    “There is a National Book Policy that nobody is paying attention to. I have written a lot about it and nobody is listening. I said “if we don’t get things right this time as we have not done in the last 40 years, we may continue to grope in the dark and breed more illiterates,” she added.

    Founder Thespian Family Theatre (TFT) Productions, Mrs Ayodele Jaiyesimi said Nigeria is blessed with many resources, noting that it is painful to see such a blessed country living in poverty and corruption.

    According to her lots of people are not even expecting; they are just living everyday as they come.

    “We hope to see a leader who understands what leadership is all about, leaders who are purpose-driven, selfless and have a burning passion to take Nigeria to where we ought to be as a nation such that our educational system and industries can work again; unemployment can be reduced,” she added.

  • Their creative best

    Their creative best

    Five students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the Lagos State University (LASU) have won scholarships for designing a project to spread information about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and violence against women. BALIKIS MOYOSORE reports.

    During the Ebola crisis, three Mass Communication students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) designed Ebola Shield, a communication project to sensitise people on the disease prevention.

    In appreciation of their feat, the students were given scholarships at an event at the United Nations Information Centre in Lagos last Tuesday.

    Ayodeji Adesina, Lilan Udodi and Tobi Alagbe were the cynosure of all eyes as they walked to the rostrum, one after the other, to receive the 2014 JGC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Scholarship awards. They were also given laptops.

    The trio presented the project at the Global Editors Network (GEN) contest, where they represented UNILAG and won bronze. It was held at the Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos.

    Eleven teams participated in the contest, which was organised by JAYTECH Global Concept (JGC) Nigeria Limited and jointly sponsored by International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), Google Incorporation, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and the Pan-Atlantic University.

    Ayodeji, who is a post-graduate student, attributed the team’s success to the support and uncommon leadership provided by their lecturers. He said: “Our lecturers are strongly committed to see us succeed. It is a tradition in UNILAG for lecturers to mentor students beyond the classes. Hardly would you see a lecturer at the department who is not going extra-mile for the students. That is why our awards are deservedly and lovingly dedicated to our lecturers.”

    The GEN programme manager, Envageline de Bourgoing, described the UNILAG team’s Ebola Shield as “highly inspiring”, praising the team for its efforts towards eradication of Ebola in West Africa.

    Former Head of Department of Mass Communication at UNILAG, Prof Ralph Akinfeleye, urged the UNILAG team to keep up the winning streak, which he said was the hallmark of the 48-year old department.

    Akinfeleye reiterated that the department would continue to harness  its students’ potential for development and good programmes. He urged the organisers not to stop investing in the abilities of the youth, noting that the initiative would help solve youth restiveness and unemployment.

    Two students of the Lagos State University (LASU) Angela Okon and Abdulkadri Raji also got scholarships for their project on violence against women.

    Angela is of the Department of Accounting, Abdulkari is a 300-Level student of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management.

    Angela appreciated the sponsors and the organisers, stressing that the scholarships meant so much to her because she could not finance her education after her mother’s death.

    She said: “It has been very painful living for a year without my mother, who died exactly a year ago. I had thought the day would forever be a bad day to remember but this belief has changed today with the scholarship given to me. I am grateful to the organisers.”

    The Chief Executive Officer, JGC, Jennifer Jemedafe, said the organisation would remain committed to youth and women empowerment with the hope that empowered individuals would expectedly empower others for better future.

    Jemedafe said she believed the scholarships would further empower and help the recipients to contribute positively to the growing entrepreneurial initiatives in Nigeria.

    At the occasion were UNILAG lecturers led by Dr Ifoma Amobi, Senior Public Information Officer of the United Nations Information Centre, Lagos, Envra Selimovic, founder, BAU Online, Mr Gossy Nkanwoye, Manager, Corporate Affairs Africa, Intel, Mr Babatunde Akinola and artistic Director, Maybelline New York Nigeria, Mrs Bimpe Onakoya, among others.