WOMAN OF FORTUNE

Maryam Bashir (also known as Mairo), is the Chief Executive Officer of CreditCorp Ltd, a consulting and advisory services firm. Mairo has almost twenty years financial and banking industry experience. In 2004, she founded Creditcorp Limited. Ms. Bashir served in …

Ononuju Irukwu is the Managing Director, Chapel Hill Denham Management Limited, a leading Investment Management Company in Lagos, Nigeria. She is also the Chief promoter of the Women’s Investment Fund, an investment vehicle for Women initiated by Chapel Hill Denham …

Hajara Bashir Umar is the first woman from Northern Nigeria to reach the rank of Wing Commander in the Nigeria Air force. She got her support and motivation from her father who was a veteran military officer.  Hajara was encouraged to …

Ms. Iyabo Sosina is one of Africa’s top women in Civil Aviation. She is currently the secretary general of African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).  Prior to her appointment to the position of Secretary General of AFCAC on 9 January, 2012, …

Mrs. Uche-Ubochi Edna Obianuju is the Vice-Chairperson at the Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos State. She exudes confidence, grace and team spirit that is uncommon in the Nigerian political sphere. Uche is always result-oriented and motivates everyone around her to …

Aishah Ahmad is the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Prior to her appointment, she was the Head, Consumer Banking at Diamond Bank PLC. She has responsibility for strategic retail products and customer segments including consumer banking, private …

Arunma Oteh, OON (Officer of the Order of the Niger), is the Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank. Prior to her appointment, she was the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria where she led the …

Ms Patience Oniha is the Director-General,  Debt Management Office (DMO) Nigeria. Oniha began her career at Icon Limited Merchant Bankers in 1986, where she rose to the position of a Manager, before joining First Securities Discount House Limited (now FSDH …

Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu is the immediate past Director-General of the National Pension Commission. As a lawyer, she obtained an LL.B degree from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus in 1996, a B.L from the Nigerian Law School in 1997 and …

Bola Adesola is the MD/CEO of Standard Chartered. She joined Standard Chartered as the MD/CEO in 2011 and in 2013. She was chosen as the winner of the “Outstanding Woman in Business” category at the Africa Business Awards 2013. Recently, the …

Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a Global Economist, Author and an Erudite Speaker. Dr. Dambisa is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is well respected for her unique perspectives, her balance of contrarian …

Mrs. Queen Macdonald Fregene is the Admin/ Human Resources Manager at Euro-Waf Shipping Line Limited. Indeed she is an epitome of royalty, yet simple and disciplined; her charming appearance and high degree of intelligence are exceptional qualities that stand her …

  Mrs. Bature Dorcas works at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Indeed she is an epitome of grace, yet simple and disciplined; her charming appearance and high degree of intelligence are exceptional qualities that stand her out …

  Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu is the first Lady of Ondo State. The Imo State born is a Politician, aquaculturist and philanthropist. As a retired civil servant, Betty is the CEO of Aquatek Farms Ventures that provides consultancy services and engages in …

Mrs. Khadija Aroyewun-Adekomaiya is the Lagos District Public Relations Officer (DPRO), of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).  Aside her rare intelligence and charming appearance, she is a very brilliant woman who convincingly knows her job. Unlike many PROs, she answers …

Mrs. Ijeoma Ogu Chijioke is an Assistant Director in the Public Relations department of the Federal Ministry of Transportation. She is highly intelligent and endowed with refined communication skills that endears her to journalists. Prior to her appointment in the …

Mrs. Patience Iferi is the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG), Strategic Research and Policy (SR&P), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). She is perhaps one of the few women that ever attained such height in the Customs having been promoted to DCG recently. …

Tariye Isoun Gbadegesin is the Head, Heavy Industries and Telecoms at the Africa Finance Corporation. She is an investment and management professional with over 15 years of experience in the financial services sector, both internationally and in Nigeria. Tariye has …

Mrs. Chinyere Annie-Okonkwo is the Director, Topwide Ventures Limited. She has many admirable qualities such as her exceptional simplicity, humility, loyalty and diligence at work. No wonder, she is admired by all including her colleagues and her sub-ordinates. As a …

Senator Grace Folashade Bent represented the Southern Adamawa senatorial district in the Senate between 2007 and 2011. Grace is one of the Board of Trustees (BoT) members of Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT). She is someone who believes in …