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In a bid to support local fashion designers, back in 2017, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, an Award-winning author, launched a “Wear Nigerian Campaign,” where she decided to dress in Nigerian brands in all her public appearances. The motive of her campaign was to sensitize and encourage people to buy from both upcoming, as well as established designers, in order to boost local trade and manufacturing. Adichie announced her new venture via her Facebook page where she wrote; “in the past few weeks, I’ve bought more Nigerian brands than I ever have in the past. I’ve discovered new names. I’ve been filled with admiration for the women and men running their businesses despite the many challenges they face. I’m particularly interested in ‘inward-looking’ brands, those for whom dressing Nigerian women is as important as other goals.” Nigeria is a fashion powerhouse not only on the African continent, but globally. Numerous Nigerian fashion designers have won accolades for their exemplary work a...

Meet the most luxurious and safest Keke you will ever find on Nigerian road. The new brand, named Motoshine Tricycle, was created after the man behind the luxury three-Wheeler, Mr Olumide Peter Adesina, boarded the popular Keke Marwa/Napep -- known to come with no doors -- during a heavy downpour. In addition to keeping the passengers dry during heavy rain, the CEO, Dragon Motors, Olumide Peter Adesina, also said the tricycle will reduce the rate of accidents caused by tricycles and motorcycles in the country. Between December 2014 and April 2019, motorcycle accidents increased by 34 per cent, both in recorded death cases and injuries. This is a big loss to the government and society at large and Motoshine will help reduce these numbers drastically” Formerly imported but now assembled in Lagos with the hope of empowering our youths and creating job opportunities, the tricycle cost ₦990,000 compared to ₦700,00 the 3-passengers Keke Marwa/Napep goes for in Nigeria. It comes in tw...

No wonder they are regarded as giant of Africa. Nigeria currently tops the list of wealthy Africans around the globe. The richest black billionaire comes from Nigeria and he’s worth almost half the total sum of the others on the list combined. Money! There is just something about it, it comes with a hidden force that sometimes makes you see the possibility of almost anything. The beauty about this list is that we have individuals who have made it from different stages in life, we have those who literally made it from previously having nothing and we also have those who were born into wealth. On the list includes black individuals from all over the world, with Nigerians and Americans currently topping the list with 3 individuals from each country. 10. Mohammed Ibrahim – $1.1 billion Mohammed Ibrahim is a Sudanese-British who made his money from telecommunications. He was the man behind Celtel before he sold it for $3.4 billion in 2005. He further went on to create the Mo Ibrahim...