Banke Kuku has lived between the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Educated at Central St Martins College and then Chelsea College of Art and Design, Kuku gained a bachelor degree in Textiles. This background would inform her first bout of entrepreneurship: freelancing as a textile designer. These days, Kuku’s eponymous fashion brand has become one of […]
4 months ago
Educated at the illustrious Obafemi Awolowo University, Femi Aluko’s childhood fascination with the most Nigerian of things: low current would eventually lead to his emergence into the tech mainstream at payments processor, Paystack. Aluko helped build the core infrastructure for multiple paying methods. Working at Paystack saw him work closely with storied founders: Shola Akinlade […]
6 months ago
Educated at the University of Durham and Imperial College, Ronami Ogulu’s dream was to work at the World Bank. A dream she was well on track to achieving via work experiences as an analyst at FSDH Merchant Bank and the African Development Bank. However, she got railroaded into joining her mother in scoping out the […]
6 months ago
Over the last couple of years, Oluwalanu Agusto has explored the rich cultures of 36 of Nigeria’s many ethnic groups. Key to her mission is platforming these cultures and spreading it to a mass audience. Starting with an Instagram page, that journey has evolved with the recent publication of her book: “The Peoples of Nigeria”. […]
7 months ago
