Source: Leadership
A commercial photography company, STUDIO 24 had stated that plans has began to empower 50 women between the ages of 25 and 60 across Nigeria in its franchise plan.

Speaking during a press briefing to officially announce the franchise plan, head of business development and marketing in the company, Ezinne Njoku stated that the reason for the franchise was to create 1000 job opportunities and also help reduce poverty in the country.

Njoku stated that the reason for wanting to empower women was that when a women are empowered, the whole nation are also empowered adding that the company will support the potential franchisees with access to finance and other tools to make them succeed.

Also speaking during the briefing, the Franchise manager of the company, Odior Okaka explained that the photography company which has 15 outlets in seven states in Nigeria would also have a retail photographic studio in Africa that will be situated in Lagos.

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