WOMAN OF FORTUNE

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 …

Mrs. Oluseyi Oluyede is a dynamic leader with over 15 years’ experience in strategic and operational business management and planning, change management and team leadership. She is the Managing Director of Niger Benue Transport Co. Ltd (NBTC), a Marine Logistics …

Abimbola Bamigboye is the founder and managing partner at AUDEO, a firm that focuses on providing SMEs across Africa with bookkeeping and accounting services as well as leveraging the accounting information obtained to proffer initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce costs …

Barbara Okereke is a Cake Designer, Founder and Managing Director of Oven Secret Limited. A graduate of Electrical Electronics Engineering with an MBA in Oil and Gas Management; after years of searching for a job, and finding none, she learned …

Cherry Eromosele is Group Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Interswitch Group. She has been elevated to Executive Vice President (EVP) for Marketing and Communications across the Interswitch Group, spanning Africa and emerging expansion markets. Before joining Interswitch, Eromosele worked …

Femi Olayebi is a self-taught handbag  and accessories designer, trainer, mentor and the creative force behind the eponymous FemiHandbags brand. A translator turned designer and manufacturer, her entrepreneurial journey started in 1992 when she tried her hands at making a …

Adekemi Adeniyan is the founder, Dentoville Foundation and co-founder, Komplete Woman. A dentist, her foundation focuses on providing free oral health education and treatments to the less privileged, especially people in rural areas. She is also the co-founder of Komplete …