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Ore Somolu: Woman in ICT by Temitayo Olofinlua

Ore Somolu: Woman in ICT by Temitayo Olofinlua

Ore Somolu speaks to Temitayo Ololufinlua of free2run about her discovery of computers and using ICT to empower young girls. Ore Solomolu is the Executive Director of WTEC, Women Technology Centre. How did you discover ICT? In 1982, my father brought a ‘Commodore 64’ computer home. He’s an engineer and very interested in learning about [...]

THE AUDACITY OF AN ORPHANAGE FOUNDER by Sola Fagorusi

It’s not the type of story you find in the famous Guinness Book of Records or information you hear loudly on the streets; it’s the sort that people discuss in their homes and in clusters with elements of suppressed astonishment littering the discussion. The legend is that of a woman who redefined the commercial transport [...]

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Ngozi “Dollar Baby” – Keke driver by Pemii Ben

 Ngozi Onuchi Angela Ukaegbu, aka dollar baby, is a successful hair stylist running her independent business in the Elelenwo axis of Port Harcourt. But considering the rising cost of daily living, she had sought diversification of business in order to take better control of her economic life. In her case, being the fifth daughter and [...]

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Free2run’s TOYIN AJAO wins “blogher” contest!

Lagos, Nigeria – Toyin Ajao, a 32-year-old blogger from Lagos, Nigeria, has been selected as one of three winners in a global public health competition for women bloggers. Her prize is an all-expense-paid trip to Kenya where she will participate in an innovative new public health intervention. About the Competition Sponsors Women Deliver is a [...]

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