“I realised I kind of lost myself in the process of marriage, having children and responsibilities” says Bunmi Fajuyigbe, founder of MyFigure8, the multichannel digital platform that is disrupting the wellness industry in Africa. More concerned with creating a platform that allowed women to take control of their health issues in a holistic manner, rather …

As a child Nneile Nkholise spent weekends with her mother, trying to make wooden chairs, or build things using waste materials and she went on further to junior school in a school that included entrepreneurship in its curriculum. Nnelie’s says her love for entrepreneurship and business grew during her junior school years as she could …

In commemoration of International Women’s Day and the need to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavor, YNaija.com, in partnership with Leading Ladies Africa, put together a list of Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women featuring 4 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs! Meet: Achenyo Idabacha Nkem Okocha Kene Rapu Joycee Awosika Name- NKEM …

On this return flight to Banjul, The Gambia from Johannesburg where he participated in the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, Modou N’jie, CEO of Farmfresh reflects happily on the events of the past days. The excitement of winning the Audience award at the GEC 2017 is somewhat alike to the feeling he had in July 2015 when …

Our entrepreneur, Osazoduwa Agboneni, CEO of Nenis Engineering Limited just made a mark as one of the few female mechanics in Nigeria! It’s her first year in business and Osazoduwa just made partnership with UBER to handle professional vehicle Inspections for over 4,000 UBER cars. Following the receipt of the first tranche of her seed capital, …

As our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CON says, “Young entrepreneurs and those they inspire are the lifeblood of Africa’s rise.” This quote is one of our driving forces at the Tony Elumelu Foundation as we strongly desire to see Africa rise. It’s always a huge pleasure to witness our entrepreneurs reaching their milestones first-hand, and …

Our Entrepreneur, Farida Musa Halliru CEO of Farida Atelier is this week’s Winning Wednesday entrepreneur. Following the TEEP Boot camp, Farida travelled to the U.K to showcase her latest ready to wear collection at the African Fashion Week London. She has since received lots of invites from shows all over Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. to …

Adeyinka Adeyemi is the CEO of Happy Coffee and was selected as a Tony Elumelu entrepreneur in 2015. Listen to her share why she left Chicago and came to Nigeria to run her coffee business Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!