Meet young woman Jumoke Dada who is promoting African culture with her afro-urban furniture

- A young Nigerian woman identified as Jumoke Dada is rebranding the African culture and identity through design and furniture

- Jumoke, who is the chief executive officer of Taeillo, is a role model to women aspiring to greatness

- She started her business without a capital and she has taken the brand to an enviable height

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A Nigerian woman identified as Jumoke Dada is a role model to many women aspiring to greatness.

She is the founder and chief executive officer of Taeillo, a start-up brand that produces urban furniture using African-inspired pieces.

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Jumoke said she started her business with zero capital, a computer and her idea, Business Day reports.

In her words:

“What I wanted was to create a great piece because I realised that many of our traditional arts and crafts evolved overtime to include practical and decorative items and that human expressions find their way through various forms of art."

The woman, who established her company in 2016, is rebranding the African culture and identity through design and furniture.

She said that payment from her first contract was used for the purchase of materials needed for the first furniture piece she made.

According to Jumoke, her company sources all the raw materials used in production locally.

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In other news, a young lady has become a source of inspiration to social media users after photos of her went public.

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The yet-to-be-identified lady in the emerging photos wore a smile as she set to work in what is a tyre recycling venture.

Sharing photos of the hardworking lady on Instagram, African Heroes Magazine described her as an amazing talent.

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Source: Legit.ng