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Treasure Our Chests: When Art Becomes Advocacy and Healing
At the heart of creative expression lies the potential not only to delight the senses, but to spark awareness, facilitate healing and drive social change. October is internationally recognised as Breast cancer Awareness Month and Kompin Artists, in collaboration with the Orange Foundation Sierra Leone, transformed their ‘Treasure Our Chests art exhibition’ into a powerful platform for education and support. Held at the Orange Foundation’s venue in Hill Station, Freetown, the exhibition enlisted colour, texture and story to elevate the conversation about breast cancer in Sierra Leone. Why Breast Cancer? October’s alignment with global breast-cancer awareness made the timing ideal for committing the exhibition to a cause. For the Kompin…
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LIFE LESSONS FROM CHEF HILDA BACI’S COOK- A – THON
Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, is a Nigerian chef, restaurateur, actress, and soon to be current holder of the Guinness World Record for marathon cooking. In August 2021, she won the Jollof Faceoff competition. ‘Breaking a world record’ isn’t easy, but Hilda Baci made it look like a piece of cake! LIFE LESSONS THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM I. Hilda Effiong Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci is Nigerian, a chef and an entrepreneur – Tough as the 🇳🇬 environment is, it’s still possible to make it big here if you discover and work on your calling. She didn’t start cooking this month. She’s only just…
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WATER TRANSPORTATION BOOSTS ENTREPRENURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE
Lagos State is a cosmopolitan maze of lagoons and creeks in a geographical space that hosts over nine million people. There is great hustle and bustle, Lagos state, being the heart beat of Nigeria, with scores of people using the traditional means of transport. The state‘s thriving commercial gains are stifled by traffic woes, polluted clouds and exhausted passengers; perhaps this being the reason behind the State’s renewed commitment towards water transportation.It is estimated that 100,000 people will be transported on water daily across 32 rounds; this has created a new urgency in terms of the need for boats and ferries that will meet quality standards and efficiency! The Lagos…
