"I started my restaurant (buka) with less than 200 Naira" MEET MAMA BELGIUM FOODS LAGOS 

I know her 😅😅😅 when I was a little girl in Amuwo, she gives me food for free and I helped her a lot and I knew she would give me food later. When I grew up I travelled abroad each year I come home on holiday, I bring perfume for her. She was too good a neighborur, I remember how it was named Belgium. I am 58yrs today I pray one day to meet this my Angel that fed me in my childhood 🙏🙏🙏

Very technical in production. Excellent story, highly educative and inspirational.

I believe I was one of the first customers the very first 3 days she started, we moved to the estate at the same time and my dad Pa Egbowon was the estate chairman. I know the whole family. Iya isiaka is very dedicated, we named the place Belgium because of the amount of foreign cars parked by car importers from Belgium on a daily basis. I’m very proud of her.

40 Years in the industry is not a mean feat! I specially congratulate my mother, our mother, the CEO Belgium Foods - Alhaji Abizat Falana - and the entire FALANA Family. May Allah's rahmah and noor continue to abide by the family.

Beautiful documentary. This is very encouraging, as we should be telling more of this type of "stories". Well done @thebukapreneur.

The inside story of Belgium foods. I was there at the beginning, the good days is full of memories of dedication and preseverance to succeed when my dearest mum will make the food and we'll help her to hawk it to the taxi park at dubar junction. It was the early years of the construction of Jakande estate when the workers are in short of food supply. The advantage came and many of them started coming around to patronize her for food. The food network started growing and this brought many people especially students from only boys and people around the environ to come and patronize her because of the quality of the food and availability of varieties. To God be the glory the name Belgium came from customers who never felt disappointed in the quality and varieties of food served. The success story of Belgium Foods is monumental and this can be traced to the organizational and operational skills that was applied by our late dad Alh. Yusuff Amuda Falana (Baba Belgium) may his soul continue to rest in peace, he introduced many mechanism to ease the difficult angle of the business. Today, Belgium foods through different transformation have grown to an household name in Nigeria and abroad and by the grace and mercy of God Belgium foods branch office has opened at Ago palace way okota Lagos since 2015. The success story is endless and praise to the Almighty Allah who is the foundation and the strength of the business. Appreciating all the customers both old and new for their support and steadfastness with our brand. We are totally grateful for keeping us in business with your prayers and patronage. Thank you all.

Amala Republic will be starting this month In Sha Allah! In ayobo ipaja Lagos, She is my role model!

Mama is such a sweet woman. As a restaurant owner, I want to meet her soon.

Wow I am.indeed pleased with this video she is my mother and mother for all youths in Amuwo-Odofin after years I have traveled out of the country the first day I stepped my feet back to nigeria Belgium food was the first food I tasted and craved for cos I have missed he'll out it taste good and wonderful more grace to your elbow ma.

Money dey Naija o o. Na just Good Leadership we need for that Country. Congrats Alhaja Falana. From Lawanson Surulere Lagos to GA 🇺🇸

This food canteen is very popular in mile 2 estate... I grow up to know this canteen

Awesome content delivery with inspiring display of genuity and business posterity and encouragement. Kudos to the Bukapreneur crew and Mama Falana and team too.

MAY THE LORD GRANT MAMA GOOD HEALTH TO ENJOY THE REST OF HER LIFE. SHE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO MANY..OJO YIN A DALE O MAMA LAGBARA EDUMARE.. WELDONE MA.....

I used used to live in Jakande Estate, Mile2, the same estate as Mama's restaurant, before I moved to the UK 19 years ago. I used to eat there with my friends but I haven't been there since because I didn't know that the restaurant was still around. I hope now that every time I visit Nigeria I visit the restaurant. I'm so happy for Mama. May she live long to serve many more customers.

Hard work pays ....It is obvious that the Mama Belgium is a good woman. She has staff that has stayed with her for many years. Kudos! Good role model

Very impressive story of a hard working. I hope our youth can learn from her instead Yahoo plus and aristo. May Allah grant mama good health longevity of life and her children too.

She said lt all, lf you are doing cooking business you need to be smart, hard working and the food you cook you must eat too taste good, no rude to customers and the customers lnsult you just lgnore them, lf you can't do all this then don't do cooking business. Well done Mama.

Very interesting, very educative, it’s a much watch for every entrepreneur

so Beautiful, Enlightening and Educative Beautiful Story

I patronized her when i was at ONLY BOYS now community school at mile 2. Belgium restaurant is lucrative and accommodating.

@thebukapreneur thanks a lot for the appreciation of the commitment and dedication Belgium has invested to the economy at large. I am a benefactor of Alhaja Abisatu and belgium as a whole. wow!wow!wow! Such an inspiration Alhaja Abisatu and Belgium has been to Small and medium Scale Business Owner like me, you need to constantly eat at belgium to understand what consistency means,from the taste of the spicy goat meat stew ,to the that of the bean stew, the gbegiri and ewedu and my latest addiction the fried rice oh yum yum (my favorite)... May Allah enrich the management of belgium as they continually supply worth for every kobo spent at the buka, a visit to belgium will convince you o becos I cant possibly say all in the comment section.

I have helped my Mom to supply Belgium Ponmo ijebu once I so much love the place. I am aspiring to own a restaurant God help me

I use to visit that place when I was a student of Amowo Odofin High , good to know that it is still existing

Very inspiring

As a fellow Nigerian restaurant in the Uk, this is truly impressive. I have learned a lot! More strength and wealth for mama!

when I was in navy town secondary school in navy town ....I visited the place then ....oh damn , that should be around 1988 to 1993 before I graduated in my school then ....long time ago restaurant in mile 2 estate then

Ile ohunje yin dara Olorun atu maran yin lowo Amin

Wow..... shows that one can actually starts small and grow. Have learnt a lot from the history of Belgium Restaurant.

Wow Belgium if you know you know oooooo,anything you eat there tastes ery nice

My favourite amala joint near my neighbour hood I ,mother ,brother, sister, child, husband, my entire family and friends visit their always I miss Belgium amala joint

Infact Belgium food is highly delicious, because have confirm it, may God almighty continue shower his blessings to the company

Great lesson in entrepreneurship... Keep it up mama!

If you havent seen 2face, sound sultan and other celebrities eating here then you are A NEW CUSTOMER

God bless Mama Belgium with sound health and long life to reap the fruits of her labour

At the beginning: An amazing story of a pious ,loving, humble , good-hearted , God fearing woman and mother. This story is the practical demonstration of dedication and perseverance of mama passion for business. It is a well scripted success story of the making of the best BUKAPREANEUR in Lagos state and Nigeria at large. Congratulations to Belgium foods.

May God continue to bless her business.

Gather here if you have ever eaten at Belgium 😅😅😅😅

Iya n ya Belgium ooooo….. God bless you mama 🥰

Wow, inspiring story.

Wow! 4 decades of Hardwork and commitment👏👏👏 well done my beloved grandma💙 it’s been God all through the success story. May Allah continue to bless you and uplift the business for us🥰 Ameen🙏 Great work from Bukapreneur , you are doing well🙌

Really appreciate your struggles momma it keeps us going as a woman

This is an undiluted African success story that has transcended many rigors of life

Wowwww to think that I even buy food from here

I promise next year to visit her she marked my life 😭😭😭❤❤❤

Wow 👏 😮 👏 more than 30yrs

What a blessed mother very hard working and pleasant place to eat. To my own experience she’s the food seller that sale almost all the Yoruba’s food. And she have many many non Yoruba customers too mostly the igbos. May Allah continue to bless you Hajia and your late husband too.

Masha Allah,this absolutely beautiful,may Allah continue to bless your endeavors Mama.

Mile2myhood

I was part of the students schooling t mile 2 that year. Belgium amala was the best then.

Wow inspiring

My grand mom of blessed memory was very successful in food consumption and sale business in plateau state. My grad mom business and work ethic is like iya Basira own. At the apex of her flourishing food business. She had hotels ,houses she owned due to business as a food trader. She is late now, I pray God comforts her

₦400 then and the ₦400 of today don't have the same value. Then you could buy a good plot of land for like ₦800

This is awesome. Quality presentation 👌. Well done great team

I have been craving Belgium since I moved to the UK, her food with a rare taste.

Congratulations 🎉

This is such a beautiful story and it is very inspiring to listen to more stories out of Nigeria. Kudos guys!

So much history in one place

Really inspiring, I love stories of success like this I'm now a subscriber give us more

Success story ,only God knows where those guys that stole her money will be today, God is the greatest ,what will be will be

MashaAllah

What a beautiful person. Thanks for uploading this video. This lady is an inspirational business lady ✨

I ate goat ear for this woman place like no tomorrow....lol

I must visit this place

Nice concept though but the stories is yet to be completed until you had every Estates boys home and away their experiences with alhaja...I see Elliott 👌

Warafanau MOKANA Alliah.

Belgium Amala no get rival any day anytime

Love

Love you ma❤

Is there any mama resturant close to toll-gate sango ifo pgun state??? Please👏

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I eat for this place well well

How long ago was that? 400 naira may be worth a lot more at that time.

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This should be Amuwo odofin estate if am correct.

Is this iya Belgium that had a restaurant in amuwo odofin in, anyone know?

😂😂 I eat this woman's food almost the 3 times a week but I still no know her location, I used to send our office cleaner to go buy me Belgium. 😂 Small world Sha. Festac Location..

Please, where is Mama Restaurant located in Lagos O?

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Mama repent from Muslim, Christianity is the real religion, please share this good news to this lady before it is too late.