SPARKLING EVENT PLANNERS LIMITED

MY JOURNEY AS AN EVENT-PRENEUR  You know, if someone had told me years ago that my simple passion for making people's events beautiful would involved waking up midnights working on the laptop.  Crafting detailed proposals for corporate organizations/multinational corporations, I would have laughed and said, "My friend, you don't know what you're saying." But here am I today, not as my people fondly say "ya na aikin kanopi ne" (he does canopy works). It started small, very small. I was that person who couldn't attend any event without mentally rearranging the decorations. "Ah, if na me plan this thing," I would whisper to myself, "see how fine it for be." I remembered stepping out of the lectures to go and arrange a venue for seminar then at ABU, Zaria "just for money." Little did I know that those whispers and determination to earned a living were seeds of something bigger growing inside me. I remembered following my bos...

Sometimes, life has a way of reminding you just how far you've come. As I scrolled through my timeline today, this memory popped up, and I couldn't help but pause.  Ten years. A whole decade of building something from absolutely nothing. In 2004, I was just 13 years old, hustling and innocently working in the form of apprenticeship. Scraping together 5, 10, maybe 20 Naira just to buy biscuits for lunch. On good days, it was gari. On really good days, I could afford "kosh and dosh" for breakfast. But here's what kept me going - faith. Not just religious faith (though that was my anchor), but faith that every small step mattered.  Every Naira earned was building toward something bigger, even when I couldn't see it. By 2015, during my university days, something shifted. What started as survival became vision. I realized I wasn't just planning events - I was creating experiences that mattered to people.  Weddings that brought families together. Corporate event...

Monday Binshak is a seasoned a dministrator, visionary strategist, and accomplished entrepreneur whose leadership spans academia, governance, and business innovation. With a distinguished record of service at Mewar International University - including roles as Acting University Librarian, Senate Committee member, Governing Council member, and University Disciplinary Committee member—he has shaped institutional policies, driven academic excellence, and upheld the highest standards of integrity. As CEO/Managing Director of Sparkling Event Planners Limited, Monday has redefined the art of event design and execution, delivering world-class experiences that blend creativity, precision, and strategic impact. His leadership extends beyond business into community empowerment, having steered the Mupun Entrepreneurial Trust in fostering economic growth, skills development, and youth innovation. A trusted voice in organizational leadership, project management, and stakeholder engagement, Monday B...

  𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒖/𝑶𝒘𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 Your Nigerian wedding presents a unique opportunity to bring together the most important people in your life, including family members from various states, university friends, church members, work colleagues, and business partners. Rather than merely serving traditional jollof rice, dancing, and taking aso-ebi photos, envision your guests departing with newfound business connections and a sense of contributing to meaningful causes. Collaborate with your event planner to design intelligent table settings that facilitate interactions among diverse groups. Seat your banker friend alongside an entrepreneur, and position your fashion designer cousin near guests requiring branding services. Develop conversation cards and place settings that highlight each guest's skills and interests. Establish a "connection corner" where guests can exchange contacts in a meaningful manner. Consider organizing reunions, s...