[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Montgomery West Africa is excited to announce the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival (WOWe) 2015 which is now less than 3 weeks away. The conference is dedicated to meeting today’s challenges for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. [/dropcap]
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Invitation to a Global Fashion Management Workshop
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and Africa Fashion Week in collaboration with Access Bank Plc presents Breakfast with Women in fashion. Introducing the Global Fashion Management Workshop (GFMW), an event for upcoming female fashion designers to help expose them to current trends and offer financial advice to grow their business. [/dropcap]
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Meet 4 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs by Foladele Falana
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Welcome to Lagos, the city of hustle, of opportunities, of chaos, Nigeria’s heart of commerce where if you are not street wise you could get left behind. The average salary is not enough to start and raise a family, thus having more than 1 job is inevitable and is becoming an even stronger trend here in this city. No unemployment benefits so everyone understands that if you do not work, you do not eat. Here it is most parents dream for their kids to study what they deem as the more prestigious courses. But with the ever changing state of the economy people are relying less on salaries and more on entrepreneurial income. Meet 4 of such entrepreneurs who have taken the bold step of starting a business in the city of Lagos. [/dropcap]
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Africa Holds The World’s Most Ancient Written Languages
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Writing system is an obvious or visible signs that are used to represent units of language in a systematic way. Writing systems differ in style and structure across many regions. Africa writing is said to be the world’s oldest and largest written languages known to mankind, evidence of such dates back to pre-historic time. Africa language is very unique and expressive in its form and forms today global history of literacy. The continent has contributed substantially to the global history of written languages of today, which has largely been ignored. [/dropcap]
Interesting Facts About Ethiopia
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Ethiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia until the 20th century is a landlock country located in the Horn of Africa, northeast Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. Ethiopia falls in the category of the most populous landlock country in the world and the second-most populated nation in Africa with over 90 million inhabitants. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.[/dropcap]Continue reading
Chinese Counterfeits Plague Ghana Textile Sector
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Stephen Badu, marketing director of Ghanaian fabric company Premium African Textiles, recently told the Christian Science Monitor that pirated designs—predominantly from China—make up about 60 percent of all textiles sold in Ghana and often retail for half the price of authentic product, forcing several local manufacturers to close in recent years. [/dropcap]
A Day Out At Inagbe Grand Resort
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Inagbe Grand Resort & Leisure management hosted the Nigeria Britain Association members with their friends and family on the 25th of October, 2014. [/dropcap]
Traditional Rulers In Nigeria
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] They are powerful and revered. They consider themselves to be the next in command after God. Hence, their orders are supreme. Interestingly, their reign is throughout their lifetime. In other words, it is hereditary. So don’t be surprised if you hear that a traditional ruler in Nigeria is as old as 90 years or beyond! Here are five first-class rulers amongst many others from every part of the country. [/dropcap]
Explore Nigeria’s World Heritage Sites!
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Nigeria is indeed a beautiful country. This beauty is encapsulated by the listing of some of Nigeria’s exciting and interesting destinations on the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. These list according to UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. It is a significant achievement that Nigeria is on that list. Perhaps, this will convince travellers that Nigeria is an awesome destination for vacation. [/dropcap]
20 Year Old Asisat Oshoala Wins BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Nigerian and Liverpool footballer Asisat Oshoala has won the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. A statement issued by the BBC yesterday said the 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service which is voted for by football fans around the world. [/dropcap]
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