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She left in 2000 to estab-
lish a privately owned spe-
cialist human resources
development company
known as Vic Lawrence &
Associates Limited
(popularly known as VLA).
While running VLA, Abudu
developed an executive
training centre at the Pro-
tea Hotel, Oakwood Park,
Lagos.
Moments with Mo
Abudu is the Executive
Producer & host of a TV
talk show, Moments with
Mo, which is the first syn-
dicated daily talk show on
African regional television.
By October 2009, over 200
episodes had been re-
corded and aired with nu-
merous topics ranging
from lifestyle, through
health, culture, politics,
entertainment, tradition,
to music and inter-racial
marriages. Guests have in-
cluded celebrities, Presi-
dents, Nobel Laureates,
and the 67th US Secretary-
of-State Hillary Clinton ,
Abudu says the show
"highlights the life and ac-
complishments of a usu-
ally well known, but some-
times an undiscovered Af-
rican individual who by
his or her own tenacity
and determination has ac-
complished something,
overcome something or
been a catalyst for some-
thing that makes her or
him a role model to oth-
ers."
also honoured with a Hon-
orary Doctorate Degree
(Honouris Causa) from
Inspire Africa Foundation Babcock University; Nige-
Abudu is the founder of
ria's premier private uni-
The Inspire Africa Founda- versity.
tion, a human investment
arm of Inspire Africa Ltd. Ebony Life Television
It is registered as a non-
Mo Abudu launched Ebony
profit organisation fo-
Life Television, [10]
cused on raising funds to "Africa's first Global Black
implement society- trans- Multi-Broadcast Entertain-
forming initiatives.
ment Network" on 1 July
2013. As obtained on the
In January 2009, the In-
television website,
spire Africa Foundation
alongside Moments with
Ebony Life TV is "a multi-
Mo, the Lagos State Gov-
platform broadcaster set
ernment and UNICEF held to reach Africa's most im-
a telethon and a charity
portant target demo-
benefit concert with the
graphic, the custodians of
theme "Rock with a Con- the present and the future.
science".
We are set to produce and
broadcast over 700 hours
Donations from the con-
of non-stop, original pro-
cert have gone towards
gramming with world-
the protection of street
class production values.
children. In recognition of
her work in diverse fields We are set to do this
especially the media, and through a variety of engag-
her service to humanity,
ing platforms that include
she has been honoured
TV, Mobile, Online, Apps
with many laurels. These and Live. We are posi-
include recognition by
tioned to be the home of
Forbes Media as the first the best of African content
African woman to launch a available." A subsidiary of
Pan-Africa TV channel;
Media and Entertainment
and Entrepreneur of the
City Africa (MEC
Year award by Women
Werk in New York.
It is currently transmitting
to Southern Africa and is
She has also been listed as channel number 165 on
one of the 25 Most Power- DSTV.
ful Women in Global TV by
the Hollywood Reporter.
Most recently, she was