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After months of wrangling with Chinese suppliers, Aba shoemakers and market leaders, Lagos fashionistas... I finally had the eureka moment and hired women! Now we are live! Go get brilliant Nigerian handcrafted shoes for your feet at imni.ng 10% off all week!

Highlights from the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Oyo State Agribusiness Industrial Hub held on Saturday, 2 August 2025. Watch.

🎥 Prof. @BanjiOyeyinka highlights the remarkable surge in investor interest in #SAPZNigeria, showcasing how the program is set to address deep-rooted challenges in Nigeria’s agricultural value chains and foster sustainable development. Watch 👇 #AIF2024

Honored to join H.E. Makinde & Oyo state officials for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Eruwa ATC November 21. The facility supports farmers productivity that ensures sustainable SAPZ Hub at Ijaiye. Congrats to all partners. Africa will industrialize!

Delighted to meet & brief the Honorable Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi today at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Abuja on onboarding 20 new SAPZ in Nigeria.

It’s time for Nigeria to rethink its Industrial Policy for strategic domestic manufacturing including in pharmaceuticals. 50 years of missed opportunities. Large market, rapid urban growth. Industrialize by supporting domestic companies. India did it 1970.

Is this the mark on Cain’s head

How do you build innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization? @BanjiOyeyinka @nacetemng1 @egbetokun @joykaleb @IsaacOluyi @AyodeleShittu1 @AfricaLics @Globelics

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture & History, coming soon. Thanks to my team for an amazing effort. #fortheculture

It's been a privilige working with @diekoye and having a front row seat watching Boost Nigeria take off!

Excited for the next stage in the incredible journey with @withboost

With my world-class team! We just raised $8.9 billion for the African Development Fund (ADF). We set a record, the highest in 50 years since the Fund was established! Well done team!! Hurrah!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼

✍📚 After reading 230+ short stories (up to 4k) as a first reader for a national UK comp here's what I learnt about what seems to work and what doesn't in #shortstory writing (just some thoughts not set rules):

This is beautiful and emotional. A Cameroonian in Toronto who walked into Canada’s Dragon Den asking investors $60,000 for his business, but left with $600,000K total funding after investors tasted his Jollof Rice 😄. His tenacity, industriousness & persistence are admirable.

Sharing the goals of #SAPZNigeria , the Senior Special Adviser on Industrialization of @AfDB_Group Prof @BanjiOyeyinka reveals that the #SAPZ seeks to: 👨‍🌾 enhance productivity, 🍂reduce post harvest loss, 🚜 reduce cost of operations and; 📈 increase value addition.

SAVE THE DATE: The President of Nigeria, @MBuhari, jointly with the @AfDB_Group, the @isdb_group and the @IFAD will launch the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (#SAPZ) initiative for #Nigeria on 24 and 25 October 2022. More info on #SAPZNigeria: bit.ly/3CKdVml

Earlier today, we met with a team from the @AfDB_Group led by Prof Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, to finalise on the $37 million financing from the AfDB for the Special Agro Processing Zones (SAPZ) project in Oyo State. The formal launch will take place at the end of October.

OMG In the Penguin Random House/S&S antitrust trial it was revealed that out of 58,000 trade titles published per year, half of those titles sell fewer than one dozen books. LESS THAN ONE DOZEN.

At @Ouidabooks, one of our 2022 goals was to support local artistic talent by licencing their works to bring our cover to life. We've had the pleasure of working with @Raywithapen, Odinakachi Okoroafor, Godstand Osimeh, Foluso Oguntoye & many more. ❤️#CreativeNigerians #NaijaLit

S=Serene under pressure. E=Excellent spirit. R=Resolute in battle. E=Endurance in Adversity. N=Never surrender. A=Amazing Always! Legend. Exemplar. Immortal

Privileged to present the Speakers for #SankalpGlobal2022 Koye Oyeyinka has a degree in Economics and Development from Georgetown and LSE. He started his career with the United Nations and in marketing before pivoting to the startup space. Join us: bit.ly/SGS2022Reg