[size=14pt]Adesokan, scientist, wins MIT’s World Top Young Innovators Award[/size]
on SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 · in HEALTH

While several young Nigerians are busy complaining their country has not done anything for them, 35- year- old US- based Nigerian born researcher, Yemi Adesokan, has put his country’s name on the map of nations of innovation.

Adesokan’s discovery which has potential to change the way mankind responds to disease pathogens, according to experts, may bring an end the era of increased burden of drug resistance in the world particularly, in sub Saharan Africa.

When he moved to United States in 1996, little did the young innovator have realise that he was going to rub shoulders with some of the greatest names in scientific technology.

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• Yemi Adesokan


But today, Adesokan who has been listed by Technology Review, an independent media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) USA, as one of the TR35 Award of the 2011 World top innovators. Past recipients have included Sergey Brin (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), and Konstantin Novoselev (later a Nobel Laureate in Physics).

Adesokan is being so specially honoured for his work in the application of next generation sequencing to clinical diagnostics.

Adesokan, who is also the founder of Pathogenica Inc., was selected as a member of the TR35 class of 2011 by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of Technology Review, who evaluated more than 300 nominations.

By this recognition, he will be joining other TR35 honorees in discussing their achievements at the Emtech MIT 2011 conference, taking place at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, October 18 to 19, 2011.

In this chat with Chioma Obinna, he speaks on the award and the benefits of his innovation in the diagnostics world.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/adesokan-scientist-wins-mit%E2%80%99s-world-top-young-innovators-award/

[size=28pt]Nigerian wins award for new media[/size]

Yomi Omogbeja, the editor of AthleticsAfrica, bags the SABC-Telkom-Highway Africa New Media Awards 2011
Article | September 24, 2011 - 4:16am | By Olusola Babarinsa

A Nigerian, Yomi Omogbeja, the Editor of AthleticsAfrica, has been awarded the SABC-Telkom-Highway Africa New Media Awards 2011 (Individual Category) for the “Innovative use of New Media in Africa” Journalism at the gala dinner and awards ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa.

The 15th Highway Africa Conference, a meeting point for Africa’s new media leaders, was for the first time held outside of Grahamstown, at the Cape Town International Conference Centre from 17-19 September 2011.


For 11 years, these unique awards within the profession of journalism on the continent, have been rewarding pioneering, innovative and creative use of technology in journalism and the media.

The Awards were established to reward and recognise African innovation in the area of digital media and to highlight the role that digital technologies play in journalism and the media at large.

Africaninterest.com from Nigeria was the runner-up for the Telkom Highway Africa New Media Award Individual category.

Zoutnet CC (South Africa) won the Telkom Highway Africa New Media Award in the Corporate category, while Lagos-based NaijaAgroNet, an initiative of DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) Media, took the first runner-up position for Corporate category. Freedomfone.org (Zimbabwe) took home the Telkom Highway Africa New Media Award in the Non-profit category.


http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/nigerian-wins-award-new-media

[size=28pt]2 Nigerians win at 2011 African Bankers awards[/size]

Lagos – Two Nigerian banks and two Nigerians have emerged winners of the 2011 African Bankers awards being organised by the African Banker magazine.

The banks and the Nigerians were named winners of the awards on Saturday night in Washington D.C.

The event took place at the venue of the just-concluded IMF/World Bank annual meetings.

The magazine, in statement made available to NAN on Sunday in Abuja, named the banks as First Bank Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.

The individual Nigerian winners are the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry (BOI), Evelyn Oputu, and Mr Adebayo Ogunlesi.

In the awards ceremony witnessed by about 300 African and foreign stakeholders, First Bank picked the Most Innovative Bank of the Year award.

Stanbic IBTC, on its part, was a joint winner of the Deal of the Year award.

Oputu was named one of the most revered businesswomen in Africa and internationally.

She was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and set a new record for being the first woman to receive this particular award.

Ogunlesi, whose bank or financial institution, was not mentioned at the ceremony got the award of the African Banker Icon.

Other winners included the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Kenya’s largest bank by depositors, Equity Bank, Dr James Mwangi and Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Mr Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile.

NAN reports that Mwangi was declared African Banker of the Year for the second year in a row at this year’s African Bankers Awards.

Standard Bank Group of South Africa got the African Banker of the Year award, while the Best Local Bank of the Year award went to Millennium BIM.

EFG-Hermes of Egypt received the Investment Bank of the Year award.

In the other categories, the Investment Fund/Private Equity Fund of the Year award went to Actis of United Kingdom.

EB–Accion Savings and Loans Company of Ghana won the Micro-finance Institution/Project of the Year while the Socially-Responsible Bank of the Year award went to National Bank of Egypt.

Earlier, Omar Ben-Yedder, Group Publisher of the African Banker magazine, had said the Egyptian revolution had not stopped the resolve with two winners from Egypt.

“In fact, what these past few years have taught us is that we have financial institutions that have been able to show resilience in the midst of uncertainty and global shocks, something which would not have been possible two decades back.

“We are seeing Africans showing the lead. For example, new regulations in Nigeria have ring-fenced commercial banking from investment banking.

“And this happened in Africa before the UK and at London the world’s financial centre. I’m confident, and tonight with the quality on show, my belief is strengthened,” he said.

The African Bankers Awards is organised by the African Banker magazine, IC Events and BusinessinAfrica Events.

It was a landmark event taking place every year during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings.

The awards brought together industry players and government officials from Africa and around the world.

The ceremony was meant to honour the achievements of companies and individuals who contributed to reforms, modernisation and expansion of the continent’s banking and financial system.(NAN)


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/2-nigerians-win-at-2011-african-bankers-awards/

[size=28pt]Nigerian wins U.S. grant for oil spill clean-up[/size] grant = Free money.

Team Leader, Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), Nigeria, Dr. Morufat Balogun has received a grant to execute a proposal to tackle oil spillage with a local plant.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the $28,000 grant from the United States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (USBECA) was presented to Dr. Balogun, who lectures at the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, on Saturday.
The proposal, titled, KENAF Clean-up: Countering Oil Spills in the Niger Delta with Local Plants, was the only one selected in Nigeria, from 638 entries from all over the world.
Speaking with NAN after the presentation, Dr. Balogun said the proposal is geared towards finding solution to environmental problem in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
``We all know that there is massive oil spillage in Niger Delta which is causing a lot of conflicts and so the solution logically lies in cleaning the environment and making it free of oil spills.
``Recently we know that it has been stated in United States that this plant called `Kenaf’ and `Dorama’ in the Northern part of Nigeria, which closely resembles `Rozel’, used for `zobo’ and also in the same family with Okro, can be used to clean the oil spillage.
``This crop can grow easily in Nigeria without special efforts and as explained, will be used to mop the oil spills. But Nigeria is not looking in the way of `Kenaf’ yet; there is so much problems in the area of oil spillage, “she said.
Dr. Balogun said the Kenaf Clean-up team, comprising 16 alumni and 14 volunteers who are exceptionally skilled and diverse in their chosen professions were ready to kick-start the project in November.
``The project is going to start in November. We are going to collect Kenaf diversity all over Nigeria; we are going to curate it and characterise and conserve them in a chamber at the University of Ibadan.
``And we are going to have stakeholder’s workshop, where all stakeholders on oil spillage; the communities, the youths, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency and the oil companies will be brought together at a workshop. Their interests, we will try and fulfil it as much as possible so that we can reach a central point and develop a strategy that is community integrated and safe to the environment,’’ the don added.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/19989-nigerian-wins-u-s-grant-for-oil-spill-clean-up.html

[size=28pt]Meet Toyosi, Nigerian Youth Leader Who Caught Michelle Obama’s Attention[/size]


Toyosi Akerele is the founder of RISE, a youth development organisation and convener, RISE National Youth Forum. Her interest in youth empowerment was recently recognised by the United States first lady, Mrs Michelle Obama, who invited her to
[Toyosi Akerele with the United States first lady, Mrs Michelle Obama during her recent state visit to South Africa. ]

Toyosi Akerele with the United States first lady, Mrs Michelle Obama during her recent state visit to South Africa.
a four-day forum during her recent visit to South Africa. SEYI GESINDE, in this report takes a look at the giant stride of this youths’ advocate.

Toyosi Akerele is a young Nigerian lady who is interested in impacting on people, developing and   bringing out the best in them. Toyosi, a young entrepreneur is a certificate holder in Media Enterprise from the School of Media and Communication of the Pan African University, while she also holds an Executive Masters’ certificate in Project Management from The Project Management College in the United Kingdom (UK).

Last year 2010, Toyosi, who is also the founder of RISE, a youth development organisation bagged a certificate in Youth Inclusive Financial Services from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States. To cap it all, recently, this Law graduate of the University of Jos, got the attention of the White House in the United States, a development which saw to the country’s first lady, Mrs Michelle Obama giving her a special recognition on her recent state visit to South Africa.

Prior to her visit to South Africa, Mrs Obama had in a televised video released by the White House announcing the first lady’s visit to Africa acknowledged Toyosi as one of 76 Young African women leaders she was prepared to meet across the African continent.

Michelle Obama in her own words said: “We will be looking forward to women like Toyosi, she is a 28-year-old from Nigeria, who every year, assembles 50,000 people for the largest youth conference in the country.

This is how Mrs Obama brought Toyosi in as the only Nigerian who attended a four-day discussion forum in South Africa.

Toyosi is a public speaker, trainer and facilitator and the founder of RISE, a youth development organisation. She is also the convener of RISE National Youth Forum. It is under this initiative, the 50,000 people Mrs Obama talked about, which are made up of youths, among which are professionals, gather every year for training and get involved in developmental projects.

Through her organisation, Toyosi partners corporate organisations and multi-nationals companies, while she is also involved in local, national and regional projects, all aimed at setting agenda and creating a platform for the inclusion of youths in policy formulation and project implementation within different levels of government and corporate leadership.

Toyosi’s ability to create developmental  programmes had endeared her to a lot of youths, both within and outside Nigeria to the extent that many now see her as their role model. Her projects are basically aimed at bringing out the potential of young people, especially in Nigeria.

This is what led her to form RISE, which has today become a fast-growing driving force and skill-providing concern for teeming young people in Nigeria.

Besides her interest in youth empowerment, Toyosi as a resource person has also developed herself, most especially in the areas of marketing and project management.

With the skills she acquired in those areas, Toyosi was able to establish a working relationship with telecommunication companies like MTN and Zain, and also with world-leading brands like Nestle, John Holt, GlaxoSmithKline and Cadbury.

To reward her excellence, in 2007, Toyosi was among the 101 young African leaders selected as part of delegates to the African Business Leaders’ Forum. Toyosi is a multiple award winner and among those awards she won in recent times include the Future Awards’ Best Use of Youth Advocacy Category at the 2008 edition of Nigeria’s Boldest and Brightest Youth Achievement Awards.

She also won the Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards co-sponsored by Leap Africa, International Youth Foundation and Nokia. The award was aimed at recognising “the efforts of outstanding young leaders,” and in 2009, she won the Dynamix All Youth Awards as Young Motivational Speaker of the Year.


http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/youth-achiever/5279-meet-toyosi-nigerian-youth-leader-who-caught-michelle-obamas-attention.html

And the rest. . .


[size=28pt]I design for trendsetters, not fashion follwers - Asake Agoro, awards-winning London-based designer[/size]

Nigeria’s designer, Asake Agoro is a celebrated fashion designer in London, the United Kingdom (UK). Her label, Asakeoge won her the 2010 BEFTA Award in the UK, as the Best Female Fashion Designer of the Year, the year she emerged a runner up for the African Tourism Awards. This piece showcases the ingenuity of Asakeoge, best known as a third generation seamstress in the UK.

ASAKE Agoro is an award-winning Nigerian designer based in the United Kingdom.

She is the owner of the rave making couture branded Asakeoge which she launched under The Vintage Philosophy collection label.

The label caters for everyday need of fashionable women, especially in the provision of dresses for all occasions, whether office wear, night dresses, party dresses and others which are either formal or casual wear.

Asake, in her own words said her interest for going into fashion designing is hinged on her passion for creativity, individuality and the need to make a mark through personal style.

“My passion for individuality is apparent in every work I create, for me the wow-factor is non-negotiable in my hand- made garments. Asake said.

Some of her collections include “ready to wear” dresses, such as “couture roots with exaggerated shoulders, cinched waists and sharp silhouettes.”

“With this collection, we are saying less is more. Taking inspiration from favourite silhouettes of the 1920s to the 1980s; bell bottom pants from the 70s, bubble hems, an exaggerated shoulder here, a cinched waist there, a colourful pattern here and there.

“Classic and effortless elegance, is more about the woman, how you carry yourself says a lot about you,” Asake said.

Speaking further on what inspired her to go into fashion designing, Asake said “I grew up in a creative household with a grandmother who was a seamstress and a mum who was an interior decorator.

“It was only natural that I acquired some of their creative skills that led me to start making my own garments from age 15.”

What of her creativity, especially in relating her designs with the African style?

“For me, designing is as much a part of me as my heritage. My designs express who I am as a person.

“I like to stand out and be unique and the use of bold prints and cutting edge designs reflect this. “I design for women who are not afraid to be different and be trendsetters rather than fashion followers.

Her most remarkable experience was when she won the BEFFTA Award for best Female Fashion Designer in the UK.

“I have had so many remarkable experiences; I would say the most recent one was when I won the BEFFTA Award for best Female Fashion Designer in the UK. “It is very good to have all your hard work and creativity acknowledged by such a wide audience,” Asake said, adding that her goal is “to grow an international luxury women’s wear brand recognised all over the world.”

http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/glamour/5134-i-design-for-trendsetters-not-fashion-follwers-asake-agoro-awards-winning-london-based-designer

[size=28pt]Nigerian wins The Mansion House Post- Graduate Scholarship Award [/size]

Photo: L-R)-- Mr. Andrew Lloyd, The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Alderman Michael Bear, Lord Mayor of the city of London, Chidubem Agwuncha, Winner of the Mansion House Scholarship 2011.

Lagos (WorldStage Newsonline)-- It was a great moment for a Nigerian, Mr. Chidubem Agwunda, a first class graduate of the University of Lagos, as he became second Nigerian to win The Mansion House Post- Graduate Scholarship Award in Nigeria. With the award he is expected to proceed to Manchester University for his msc in analysis, operation research and risk analysis.

Presenting the award to Chidubem during a press conference held at the British council Lagos, the Rt Hon, The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Michael Bear said he had spent over 20 years in regeneration and also worked very closely with local communities, adding that he has seen values and opportunities to education which had afforded him the great pleasure and privilege to officiate the awarding of the second Mansion House Fellowship in Nigerian.

The Lord Mayor of London disclosed that the scholarships were offered through the different British Embassies, High Commissioners and British Councils, " they seek candidate and go through the process of adjudication, if anyone is eligible the person could enter with the opportunity of being awarded and the person would be given specification on how it works," he said.

The Rt Hon, Alderman pointed out that there was a budget for the scholarship scheme and that 10 awards were given every year, stating that one had been giving in Nigeria while the remaining would be spread across the world.

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Andrew Lloyd said that Nigeria is one of the Great British Valued to quality education, saying that the British government welcomes Nigerian students to the United Kingdom and also welcome the repatriation of Nigerian students into Nigerian economy because it would bring about economic growth.

The British High Commissioner stated that the qualification for the scholarship award included high academic excellence, stressing that they were also looking for good leadership quality and some individuals that could make contributions back to Nigeria society.

" It is not enough to be good hard work, but also have to be good leadership and good for Nigeria," he stressed.

Mr. Chidubem Agwunda, the winner The Mansion House Scholarship said he was very happy and excited about the award, he expressed appreciation to the Lord Mayor of London office, the British High Commissioner, British Council Mansion House team and Livery companies that contributed to the award.

He promised to make good use of the award and also work hard to ensure good returns on the investment as soon as possible.

On how he bagged the award, he said he applied for it on the website of the British Council and later got a phone call that he won, stating that it was based on merit.


http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstage/index.php?&id=3628&active=news

Four Nigerian women won Africa’s most influential women in Science and Tech

7. Florence Seriki

Florence Seriki is the Chief Executive Ofiicer and founder of Omatek Computers.
Omatek Computers Limited was one of the first companies to locally assemble desktops and notebooks in Africa.

Florence is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, Nigerian Computers Society (NCS) and the Institute of Directors. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and an MBA from the Lagos Business School.



8. Uche Eze

Uche Eze is a media entrepreneur and owner of the popular web property, BellaNaija.com. Uche aspires to make the site Africa’s Number 1 fashion, music, style, movie, TV and beauty website.

Uche graduated from the Richard Ivy School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

She relocated back to Nigeria, established Bainstone, the parent company of BellaNaija.com, and in July 2009, quit her full-time job to focus her energies on building BellaNaija.com.

Eze was featured on CNN i-List on the 28th of September 2010. During the interview, Uche discussed the genesis and inspiration for the BellaNaija brand, social media and social media activism in Africa and future plans for BellaNaija.com.



9. Nnenna Nwakanma

Nnenna Nwakanma is an Free and Open-source Software activist, community organizer, development adviser and development consultant originally from Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa.
She is the co-founder of The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), which she also co-chair. She also heads up the Africa Network of Information Society Actors (ANISA), and the Africa Civil Society for the Information Society (ACSIS).

Nnenna Nwakanma holds a triple Bachelors, in the Social Sciences, History and English and a Masters degree in International Relations and Law.

Nwakanma has done large-scale work within International development organizations and institutions in Africa on Information, Documentation and International Relations.

Nwakanma is one of the major Civil Society Actors in the World Summit on the Information Society; she represents the African Civil Society on the Digital Solidarity Fund, and advises on the Africa Information Society Initiative.

Nwakanma is also Council Chair of the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa, and also runs her own Platform of Development Consultants.



10. Oreoluwa Somolu

Oreoluwa Somolu is Executive Director of the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), a non-profit based in Nigeria working to encourage Nigerian women to use technology to empower themselves socially and economically.

Oreoluwa worked for several years in the United States at an educational non-for-profit organisation on a number of projects, which explored the interplay between gender and technology and which sought to attract more girls and women to study and work in science and technology-related fields.

She has a Bachelors degree in Economics from Essex University, U.K. and a Masters degree in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Oreoluwa’s published work include ‘Telling Our Own Stories: African Women Blogging for Social Change’ (Gender & Development Journal, Nov 2007) and ‘Making the Most of On-line Learning: An Introduction to Learning on the Internet’ (Education Development Center, 2004). She also maintains personal and professional blogs.

Oreoluwa Won the 2009 Anita Borg Institute Change Agent Award – sponsored by Google.

all in one month. . . . talk about progressive ppl lead by a corrupt government.

[size=28pt]AMAA 2011 Best Film by an African Abroad, “In America” starring Jimmy Jean-Louis Premieres in Lagos[/size]


“In America“ the story of the Soul Sisters, a film by US-based Nigerian film-maker, Rahman Oladigbolu, which won the 2011 “Best Film by an African Abroad” at the AMAA Awards premiered in Lagos today, Thursday 8 September 2011.

Set in Boston Massachusetts, the movie which stars African-American Holywood star Jimmy Jean Louis (from “Phat Girls”) and several other talents explores the challenges of immigrants in the United States from a unique perspective. Beneath the alluring dream, the inspiring friendship between two young women unfolds the painful tale of immigration and intra-racial struggles in America. An African medical student seeking better professional opportunity in the United States finds herself caught up in the American immigration war. With the political heat mounting on ‘illegal immigrants’, she is faced only with a dilemma: to continually live on the fringes of the society where there’s no hope for her career goal, or give up all hope on the American dream… A young African-American puts her life on hold to restore the glory of her parents’ estranged marriage. After years of sacrifice, and amid the storm of her adolescent crises, she has to make a last shot for their reconciliation, or give up forever on her parents as she goes away to college. What happens when the lives of these two young women cross? The result is a soul-touching friendship that tests the limits of political laws and redefines human dedication.

[size=28pt]Your make-up portfolio should reflect your true potential Funmi Odegbami, founder, MINK London won Make Up Artist of the Year[/size]


Funmi Moriah Odegbami, also known in the fashion world as Funmi O, is a Make-up Artist and the founder  of MINK, an international make-up artist management company and a make-up school in the United Kingdom (UK). Glamour takes a look at the efforts of this young, but great Nigerian, who is going places with her beauty business which recently fetched her the Make Up Artist of the Year award.

Background
FUNMI Moriah Odegbami is an expert beauty technician, who specialises in traditional beauty to high-concept, airbrush make-up and special effects. She is also the co-owner of an event management company, Endeavour. She and her pro-team of make-up artists are the brain behind the supply of make-up for Nigeria’s Next Top Model pageant.

A multi-talented technician, she combines beauty work with web design, graphic design and branding with  her DezineKoncepts company, where she works with entertainers and small and medium sized companies using brand strategies to achieve their strategic goals.

They are also the brain behind the scenes of Channel 5’s  “Make Me a Supermodel,” a British reality television modelling competition, while she also provided the make-up for May7ven’s recent photo shot at the back of the music video of the debut single, Hands up.

Combining beauty work with teaching
While working as a make-up expert, Funmi  also organises teaching programmes for intending make-up artists, and to fully institutionalise her interest in passing her knowledge to others, she developed the Beginners Course in Professional Make-up with make-up tutor, Sonji Clayton, all within her first year of establishing MINK.

Achievements
Her testimony to her teaching career in make-up business is that many of her students have gone on to become reputable make-up professionals in their own right.

In 2010, Funmi was able  to establish MINK London, MINK California, MINK Europe and MINK Nigeria, and is still  planning to expand into new markets this year running.

[flash=200,200]http://Collaboration with Sam Fine[/flash]
Last year, she made history by bringing celebrity make-up genius, Sam Fine to the UK to teach his first ever make-up master class and seminar to an audience of over 50 attendees.

The event was called The Beauty of Make-up Seminar with Sam Fine. Sam Fine has been described as the international make- up genius, who is the hand behind gorgeous faces of most  international celebrities,  like Jennifer Hudson and Naomi Campbell.

Funmi collaborated with Illamasqua to host the seminar at her Beak Street store, London. The event was also sponsored by Iman Cosmetics and Ellis Faas. This event is another testimony to the extent to which Funmi, a Nigerian make-up expert has gone in projecting her fashion business and Nigeria’s image abroad.

Corporate partnership
Similarly, this year, Funmi established a partnership with Mahogany international in what is described as “an exclusive one year deal” which will see her pro-team providing the makeup services for Mahogany’s three major UK shows: Mahogany Brides, Top Model of Colour and Fashion diversity

Funmi established a relationship with Africa Fashion Week London for the first ever Africa Fashion Week London  2011.

This year, she also setup the first Make-up Artist Network (MAN), which is a networking forum focusing on creating an environment solely aiming at make-up artists, photographers, stylists, models, fashion/beauty editors, cosmetics brands, and production companies.

Funmi on how to become a make-up artist
Before you actually become a make-up artist, you need to build a make-up artist portfolio that will be used to display your talents to potential clients and employers. Without this important tool it will be difficult for prospective employers to know what your capabilities are or even in which category of make-up you specialise.

On  how to build your portfolio
When building your portfolio make sure that the photography, lighting and models are of the highest studio quality. Your make-up portfolio should reflect your true potential. It is the one thing that will separate you from the competition and show clients what you are capable of. Building your portfolio is easy. The hard part is making it good.

lol we sabi win award shaa but all these awards no dey change anything for naija.

Congrats to Adesokan. You have made your land proud.

htajz:

lol we sabi win award shaa but all these awards no dey change anything for naija.

Who said they wanted to change Naija? our ppl are getting brain-drained/ Labor-drained to better other lands. If na me sef, i no go step for that "No man's land".

^-- What is even interesting to me is that the guy in the OP is actually doing something that will be relevant for Africa.

Yet some with their myopic thinking will say, "no dey change. . . naija"

God bless omo odua

SEFAGO:

God bless omo odua

SEFAGO:

God bless omo odua

so did the report put odua or Nigerian

who is odua

peachy