Akara entrepreneur seeks support to build family recipe into national brand
A Benin-based bean cake (akara) entrepreneur, Oghogho Lawrence, popularly known as Parisia, has appealed to the Edo State government, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, and well-meaning Nigerians to support her ambition to transform her family’s generations-old bean cake business into a brand with the capacity to empower women. Lawrence, who made the appeal […] The post Akara entrepreneur seeks support to build family recipe into national brand appeared first on Tribune Online .

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A Benin-based bean cake (akara) entrepreneur, Oghogho Lawrence, popularly known as Parisia, has appealed to the Edo State government, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, and well-meaning Nigerians to support her ambition to transform her family’s generations-old bean cake business into a brand with the capacity to empower women. Lawrence, who made the appeal […]
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- 75 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 21, 2026
- Byline
- Idahosa Moses
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- Tribune