Football may be the most popular sport in Nigeria, but on February 13, 2022, golf got one up on it when it brought together golfers and guests from Nigeria and the international community to the 2nd edition of the Nigeria and International Community Golf Tournament at Ikoyi Club, Lagos. As early …
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From the Editor: The Best of ASPIRE in 2021
Happy New Year!!!! May 2022 grant us all the best of life and its blessings! You might be right to say that it’s too late in the year for new year greetings, but then again…just one more from a brand you love should not be too much, right? 2021 was definitely an interesting year! We […
Real Estate in the Metaverse is heating up, but is it worth the Hype?
Last year, a fan of American rapper and businessman, Snoop Dog, purchased lands next to his property for a combined total of $1.23 million. The catch? The lands are in the metaverse, the virtual space where, if the trends are anything to go by, we would all soon be spending a greater part of our …
No. 1 de Chanel epitomises Current Trends in the Beauty Industry
Is clean beauty the latest trend to watch out for this 2022? The jury is still out, but if Chanel’s latest cosmetic and skincare line, No. 1 de Chanel, is anything to go by, then the answer might well be ‘yes.’ Last year, skincare reigned supreme in continuation of a movement that had gained stre…
Audi Wants to Give EVs a More Aspirational, Luxury Status
Audi has launched what it calls the world’s first luxury charging hub for electric vehicles (EVs) in what it probably hopes will increase user adoption and place it as a leader in the industry. The first charging hub opened recently in the luxury marque’s home country of Germany. It’s not like a …
Chanel is Angling to be the Hermès of the Future for Handbag Enthusiasts
This is the year of Chanel, one that has seen it announce significant price increases in relation to its handbags and enforce a restriction policy while still retaining value. Again, for the fourth time this year, it has announced another price hike, in what experts have called a smart move to pl…
Dunia Camp Makes History as the First, All-Female Safari Camp
Safaris may have been around for a long time now, but it is an industry dominated by men. That is, until the rise of Asilia Africa’s Dunia Camp, the first, all-female safari camp run by Tanzanian women. First opening in 2016, Dunia closed temporarily last year because of the pandemic. It has now …
Astra is Africa’s First Metaverse Crypto Game That Allows You Win Real-Life Luxury Items
NFTs. Metaverse. Virtual Fashion. These are terms that have become increasingly common in the last year, with everyone – but most especially the art and luxury fashion industries – running into this otherworldly realm that holds the promise of endless, profitable opportunities. And while business…
Unlocking a New Era of Regional Businesses through the CBN 100 for 100 PPP Loan
In November this year, Nigeria’s apex bank released the guidelines for its ‘100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity’ (PPP) loan, which it conceived to boost “production and productivity, necessary to transform and catalyse the productive base of the economy [and] reverse the nation’s ov…
Next Gen Shoes: A Footwear that grows into an Apple Tree at the End of its Life?
Sustainability is the new buzzword in fashion and almost every other industry, although it may be safe to say that it has become more of a necessity than a fad in the face of the growing challenges climate change poses to our world. Different attempts have been made in recent years to introduce s…