CNN shines the spotlight on African fashion with a series of features on Africa’s fashion industry influencers, designers, media and production houses on the continent. One of its recent features is a flattering equation that essentially equates Arise Magazine to Vogue. Vogue Magazine is known as ‘The Fashion Bible.’ CNN now calls Arise Magazine ‘Africa’s …
“As part of a planned African Tour, International Tennis champions, Serena and Venus Williams are scheduled to visit Lagos from Tuesday 30 October to Friday 2, November 2012 as part of the first leg of the recently launched ‘Breaking the Mould’ (BTM) campaign, a women’s empowerment initiative that has already garnered international support. While in …
Solange Knowles, a big supporter of African fashion and Africa, debuts her new music video, ‘Losing You.’ The video was shot in the streets of Capetown and directed by Melina Matsoukas. The video also features the Congolese group called Le Sapeurs. The track was co-written and produced by Dev Hynes. Purchase the single on iTunes: http://bit.ly/W9iOd8 Get …
“The Lagos State Government through the Innovate Lagos project and Nollywood Workshops has launched of the Nollywood Upgrade Project (Nollywood UP). Nollywood UP seeks to support sustainable growth in the Nigerian film industry through training, capacity building and innovation in film financing and distribution. the initiative would also pave the way for continued investment and …
“The Federal Government has approved a sum of N106 billion naira, through the Federal Executive Council (FEC), to commence the construction of five new, world-class international airports. Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah disclosed this in Abuja during a media briefing to update stakeholders on the development in the aviation sector. According to her, the …
“Beloved countrymen and women, on this day, fifty-two years ago, our founding fathers brought joy and hope to the hearts of our people when they won independence for our great country. Nigeria made a clean break with more than six decades of colonial rule, and emerged as a truly independent nation. That turning point was …
