Administrator Why we should stop defining beauty by skin colour | Beverly Naya Skin lightening in Africa is not a new phenomenon. About 40% of African women bleach their skin according to a 2011 World Health Organisation report. In some countries the figure is higher: a staggeri... Mar 23, 2024 Talks
Administrator My journey as a COVID-19 frontline worker in Nigeria | Folakemi Ezenwanne Dr. Folakemi is one of the many heroes of Lagos, who volunteered her services at the frontlines to provide medical services to those directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In her heartwarming ... Mar 23, 2024 Talks
Administrator How to make your voice count in your community | Olubankole Wellington Bankole Wellington delivers a passionate plea for the citizens to get involved in the democratic institutions of society. He explains that though it difficult enough to get a functional democracy work... Mar 23, 2024 Talks
Administrator Music Performance | The Cavemen Band Scintillating performance by The Cavemen. The Cavemen is a Lagos based ‘Afrocentric influenced’ band founded by Kingsley Okorie and his brother Benjamin James and came up with a genre called Highlife ... Mar 23, 2024 Talks
Administrator The profound tragedy of our stolen identity | Olasupo Shasore In the words of famous philosopher, George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". Olasupo Shasore, through the life of Cudjoe Lewis (Oluwale Kosola), tells the tra... Mar 23, 2024 Talks
Administrator How to make an impact through storytelling | Victor Aghahowa In this interesting talk, Victor shares how we can use storytelling to shape perspectives. He draws from experiences and simple ways we can all make this work. Victor Sanchez Aghahowa is a screenwrite... Mar 23, 2024 Talks
Administrator Building Personal Trust and Resilience for the Journey Ahead I was reminded of this story a few days ago, when two friends, independent of each other, asked for career advice. Both were exhausted from the relentless job search, tired and frustrated from their m... Mar 23, 2024 Articles
Administrator We Had An Amazing 2023 at TEDxLagos, Thank You For Being A Part of It You know when they say ‘we came, we saw, we conquered?” Yep, that could be a perfect description of the year 2023 at TEDxLagos. We can say that the year 2023 has been amazing in many ways. Across citi... Mar 23, 2024 Articles
Administrator How Should We Set Goals? A Practical Guide to Help With Your 2024 Goal-Setting As 2024 begins, there’s this mix of excitement and worry. The joy of celebrations, family time, and lots of food lights up your days. But then, there’s the reality check—the promotions you missed, the... Mar 23, 2024 Articles
Administrator Announcing... The First-Ever TEDxLagosWomen Gathering is Taking Place This March! Great news! We’re thrilled to announce our first-ever TEDxLagos Women event, themed “Forward”! For the first time at TEDxLagos, we’r... Mar 23, 2024 Articles
Administrator How To Protect Our Climate as the Festive Period Draws Near 2023 is coming to an end. Whoooooop! Isn’t it just weeks ago we were drawing our 2023 vision boards and plans for a new year? And now, we’re here, anticipating the holidays, planning to wind down the ... Climate Climate Change Festivities Mar 23, 2024 Articles
Administrator Momentum: Introducing three epic and impactful initiatives We’ve got some exciting news for you! For the first time at TEDxLagos, we’ll be rolling out three epic and impactful initiatives — a salon event, online conversations and a Magazine—in partnership wit... Announcements News May 4, 2023 Articles