IN THE SPOTLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD - OLAMIPEJU ADEKUNLE

OlamipejuADEKUNLE, (B.Ed English, University of Lagos) is the founder of THE GIRLS SHOW Nigeria.

She was employed by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) before deciding to follow her passion for raising informed young women. She resigned from her employment in January 2012 to give birth to THE GIRLS SHOW Nigeria.

Olamipeju began THE GIRLS SHOW Nigeria from a radio platform on Unilag Radio 103.1fm as a weekly phone-in radio show. It first aired in April 2012 and has had an unbroken run since then. It began as a platform for informing and empowering young women in Nigeria through the use of role modeling, interviews, debates and sharing real life stories. Focus areas include health, fitness, leadership and career and family success. Her vision is to empower young women in Nigeria to live healthier, fuller lives.

From her exploits on radio, she developed THE GIRLS SHOW (TGS) into a quarterly conference which was tagged THE GIRLS REVOLUTION. This conference has held 17 editions in partnership with various institutions, companies and individuals including UNDP, Lagos State Government, Office of the Public Defender, Lagos, etc. since August, 2012 with a cumulative attendance of over 7,000 young women from various tertiary institutions and over 50 secondary schools.

Olamipeju believes we add value to our nation by adding value to our young women.

Olamipeju said this about herself recently, ‘I have always had this dream since i was in the secondary school. It did not just jump on me. I have had nights when i cried on my bed in the University of Lagos because i was not doing what i believed i should be doing.' And in 2015, she started her second project called 'THE LIFE AFTER SCHOOL' which is designed to guide and prepare the final year students on campus for Life After graduation.

Olamipeju is the Author of 'GIRL WITH A PURPOSE' & 'DIARY OF A PREGNANT VIRGIN', Public Speaker, MC, Event manager and aspiring Politician.

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