WOMAN OF FORTUNE

Olaitan Martins is currently the Group Executive Transaction Banking at FirstBank of Nigeria from October 21, 2021 till date. She has over 20 years’ work experience in various financial institutions including Investment Banking & Trust Limited, Intercontinental Bank Limited, IBTC …

Chinny Ononuju-McErnest is the founder of The Women International (TWI), a Self-Improvement and Personal Development platform for women dedicated to helping women from all walks of life build a better future for themselves, their families and businesses by equipping them …

Ayodeji Osowobi is passionate about teaching men to respect women’s rights. As the Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER), she is responsible for conducting advocacy and project implementation and ensuring survivors of gender-based violence receive medical, legal, …

Amba Eyang-Ajakaiye is an international development consultant with over seven years of experience applying mobile and digital strategies for improved businesses in local communities and the development of the private sector in Nigeria. She is also the founder of iDareNotDread …

Ogechi  Chinwe Altraide holds a B.Sc. in Management and an MBA in Banking and Finance both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has over 25 years’ experience in Banking and has worked in different Banks such as Ecobank, Diamond …

Damilola Olokesusi is the co-founder and CEO of Shuttlers Logistics Company, a Lagos-based startup that uses web and mobile app tech to enable users book trips along fixed routes at 60-80 percent less than ride-hailing services. Damilola and her co-founder …

Chiamaka Ndukwu Theresa, co-founded Agrohive to boost rural smallholder farmers’ productivity by giving them access to advanced Agricultural Extension services, access to improved farm inputs, and agricultural technologies. Agrohive has created more manpower in rural agriculture through organizing and assisting …

Founder of iKapture Networks, a skill acquisition training organization and an after school program that educates, engages and equips students and out-of-school youths in Nigeria with skills to become leaders and entrepreneurs. Grace has reached over 3000 young people since …

Fabia Ogunmekanis a lawyer and corporate executive with 19 years’ experience working in the fields of law and development across Corporate Organizations and nonprofits in the healthcare, gender, and entrepreneurship sectors. After working as an independent consultant, she joined WISCAR …

Dame Pauline Tallen is a woman that embodies the high and low moments. She is currently the Minister of Women Affairs, a position that has afforded her opportunity to define the future of women and girl-child in Nigeria. And she …

Hon. Princess Clara Chinwe Nwaebili, is the Commissioner . for Transportation and former Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly. She is fondly called Ada-Ugo by fellow honourable members. She bears about a dozen traditional titles, such as Ada di Igbo …

Aishah Ahmad was appointed Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the 23rd March 2018. As Deputy Governor in charge of Financial System Stability, she is responsible for leading the effort to promote a sound financial system …

Barr. Augustina Igbokwe is a graduate of Law from the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State. She also has a Master of Laws (LLM) degree with specialization in Advance Banking/Investment Law and Maritime Law. She is an alumnus of the …

Adaeze Udensi is the Executive Director of Titan Trust Bank Nigeria. Udensi has over twenty-three (23) years cognate banking experience; sixteen of which were spent at Zenith Bank Plc where she rose to the level of General Manager/Group Zonal Head …

  Chinwe Esimai oversees Citi’s Global Anti-Bribery and Corruption (AB&C) Program and is responsible for global AB&C governance, policy maintenance and communication, risk assessment, advisory-related activities, training, and due diligence on third parties. She was previously VP and Anti-Bribery Compliance …

Mrs. Amara Kanu Nwankwo is perhaps famous for her football celebrity husband over the years, she has proven that there is more to her than being a celebrity’s wife. She is a fitness and wellness coach as well as an …

Dr. Cassandra Akinde is currently the team lead for The Nigerian Child Initiative, a non-profit which promotes child health awareness and sustainable education to empower them with healthy choices. Her work centres on helping these children understand that sound education …

Arit Okpo is a Nigerian journalist and television host of CNN International’s African Voices Changemakers and former presenter/producer at EbonyLife TV. She is the current voice of CNN’s African Voices and is the host for web talk show Untold Facts, …

Emem Nwogwugwu is a project manager and certified coach with expertise in Life Coaching and NLP. She has helped families restructure their lives and homes through personal and business projects as they deploy a work-life integration plan and structure at …

Dr. Anino Emuwa is the founder and managing director of Avandis Consulting in France which has a subsidiary in Nigeria. Her firm provides strategy and financial advisory services with expertise in SME finance. A former banker with Citibank, she is …