The Newark, New Jersey-based, Black-owned startup PeduL, recently launched its #StepUp20 Challenge. The challenge is a $10 million scholarship campaign focused on linking brands and companies to diverse talent and providing diverse students with easier access to job opportunities through paid internships.
It was 2018 and Nneka Egbujiobi was at home one night reading a few direct messages she received on Instagram. Not finding any of them interesting, she wondered why there wasn't a dating app exclusively for sophisticated Africans. Her irritation toward the unwelcome messages led her to create Hello Africa.
In this article, we examine 5 African business leaders; how they amassed their wealth and ways you can emulate their success to become a successful leader yourself.
Nigeria’s power industry is receiving a big boost, as oil magnate Femi Otedola is investing $1 billion in the Geregu Nuclear Power Plant. Otedola, who was formerly the chairman of Forte Oil Plc., confirmed through social media that he is refocusing his business interests from the oil-and-gas industry to the broader energy sector.
Some may ask what drove Roy Allela—a 25-year-old man with perfect hearing, no speech impediments, and limited experience with sign language—to develop a solution to the challenges of hearing impairment. The answer? His love for his niece.
