Friendships add to the quality to our lives. Good friends tell us the truth, they make us laugh, keep us entertained, keep our secrets and help us stand when we can’t. Learning to celebrate our friendships and the roles they play in our lives is important. Over the years, I have made lifelong friendships and have seen just how important…
Your twenties are the time of your life (well to be fair….you can have the time of your life at any age) when your skin is probably its most forgiving of your transgressions…And I’m sure you commit a number of them – Sleeping with make-up on, drowning in alcohol and not taking enough water, experimenting with skin lighteners and brighteners….Guilty…
Fashion Means Business is our new Friday feature which looks at the business of fashion. Fashion has become a key source of economic empowerment to many entrepreneurs across its value chain. From retail to production, styling to design the fashion industry is becoming a key area for export potential. However, what is required to run a fashion line in Nigeria? What niche…
Zephia Ovia has an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economic and Political Science and a BSc in Politics and international Relations from the University of Manchester. She has a passion for social development in Nigeria and is on the board of Teach A Girl Nigeria, an NGO that promotes education for less privileged girls. She is building…
I know green may not be your favourite colour, and many times it’s associated with all things yucky, but I promise that the greens I’m going to be referring to are definitely good for you! You are what you eat and while you apply your topical creams and lotions, don’t forget that your true glow will come from within. Looking…
At IBG, we realise that there’s a lot of information out there for entrepreneurs but a gap exists for those who are in careers and loving it. So, our #9-5Chick feature celebrates women who are climbing the career ladder, making impact and enjoying every minute of it. We hope that by featuring these women, we will be able to learn, share…
More women are entering into the entrepreneurship space than ever before, either as full time girl bosses or via their side hustle. We love it and we want to see more women own their position as girl bosses. Our Girl Boss feature has two aims, the first, highlight the amazing women pushing forward Nigeria’s economy and secondly, to create opportunities…
Honestly, there are so many women doing amazing things it is impossible to track! But today, we narrowed down our crush list to the amazing Ladypreneur- Enimien Etomi Inegbedion. Enimien is a professional photographer, business coach/mentor and an educationist. Almost two years ago now, I bumped into her at a mutual friends party and she told me of her plans…
Financial abuse is a form of abuse that is rarely discussed, as it can be so subtle, that is often hidden behind the veil of what might seem to be a “normal” relationship. Because of the embarrassment caused by this form of abuse, women in this situation seldom talk about it. Who would want to admit to having to account…
So by now you should know that here on IBG we are all about health and not just aesthetics. The #Fitfam movement is great and we are learning more about how to live clean healthy lives, however we cannot deny that women, over the years, have become even more critical about their bodies and this has birthed many subliminal issues such…
