Nigeria

Adibalakumo Kiakubu has over five years’ experience in career guidance and counselling and public service, including community research and cinematography as a tool for advocacy and inclusion. She worked with MIND (Media Information and Narrative Development), a Nigerian non-profit, to produce ‘Daughters of the Niger Delta’ an award-winning documentary which highlights the strength and resilience… read more »

Matilda Kerry has over eight years’ experience in community health outreach, focusing mainly on women’s health through a fast-growing cervical cancer campaign in Nigeria. She is the founder of George Kerry Life Foundation, an NGO working towards equitable health care for all African women. She is a member of the West African College of Physicians… read more »

Hadiza Kasimu is a hard-of-hearing woman from Nigeria. She has four years’ experience in various fields in community development and leadership, particularly advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in Nigeria, especially women and girls with disabilities. Currently, Hadiza Daret Kasimu is the state chairperson of the Deaf Women’s Association of Nigeria, state coordinator… read more »

Ogola Lois Kange is the CEO of Smiley’z Mobile Kitchen, an organization that specializes in homemade meals for busy, mobile, retired and elderly clients. For five years, Ogola has nurtured and transformed this venture from a single menu to multiple dishes of both local and continental food and drink. She has expanded her business to… read more »

Benjamin Kambai Dankaka is the founder of Global Leaders and Readers Club, an NGO that promotes reading culture and trains young people on leadership. Dankaka acquired his first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, and then obtained a post-graduate diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. Benjamin Kambai Dankaka has… read more »

Temitope Kalejaiye is an Amnesty International award-winning broadcast journalist and human rights filmmaker focusing on advocating for children and women. She has a BSc in Mass Communications from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria and an MA in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University, UK. Temitope Kalejaiye was shocked by the huge difference in the quality… read more »

Umar Faruk Kabir has over six years of experience in criminal justice system administration. He has a passion for alternative dispute resolutions (ADR), prison system decongestion, and information and communication technology (ICT) in the legal profession. Currently, Umar Faruk is a magistrate at the Senior Magistrate Court Funtua in Katsina State, Nigeria, where he presides… read more »

Saeed Jumah has over eight years’ experience in the healthcare industry. Currently, Saeed Jumah is the CEO and medical director of The Smile Shop Dental Clinics, which focus on providing quality and affordable dental accessories and clinic services, including an alternative health care financing package, a dental savings plan, for individuals, families, and small organizations… read more »

Mlumun Joyce Ikpaahindi is a senior civil engineer with the Federal Ministry of Works where Mlumun Joyce Ikpaahindi has gained over four years’ experience in the delivery of highway projects. She is currently part of a team of engineers responsible for the supervision, vetting, and approval of highway design projects in North and South Western… read more »

Oyewole Oyelayo Joledo has over seven years’ experience in the agro-biotechnology sector. Currently, Oyewole Oyelayo Joledo is a scientific officer at the National Biotechnology Development Agency’s Consultancy and Extension Division, where he works alongside top biotechnologists on various stages of agro-biotechnology adoption by farmers and rural populations in Nigeria. He is passionate about harmonizing the… read more »

Olamide Oluwafemi Johnson is the chief of staff at Ventures Platform, where they actively find, support, and fund innovative, problem-solving business in Africa. At Ventures Platform, they provide support through three main venues: Ventures Park, a co-working space and community for entrepreneurs, Ventures Platform Accelerator, a seed stage fund and start-up accelerator, and Ventures Platform… read more »

Ikuba John Ona has over eight years’ experience lecturing at the University of Agriculture Makurdi in North Central Nigeria. Ikuba John Ona is the founder and president of Royal dream Builders Initiative, an NGO registered in 2010 that organizes workshops and seminars for students, graduates and unemployed youths to equip them to innovate and acquire… read more »

Olakunle Joel Adewale (Kunle) is an educator and a visual artist with over a decade of experience in talent discovery and community development using creative arts as platform. Olakunle Joel Adewale (Kunle) is the founder and current creative art director of Tender Arts Nigeria, a group that uses art to improve the life outcomes of… read more »

Grace Nkechi Japheth has over two years of experience working to eradicate poliomyelitis and currently serves as an Independent Monitor for the World Health Organization (WHO). Grace Nkechi Japheth is a peer educator trainer who teaches and trains youth on the prevention and effect of HIV/Aids. Grace is also a Facilitator for the Christian Rural… read more »

Aderonke Oluwafisayo Jaiyeola is a Textile Designer with 10 years’ experience in the textile and fashion design industry. Currently, Aderonke Oluwafisayo Jaiyeola is the Creative Director of Mimiremi Creations, a Nigerian brand that is produced with Afrocentric fabrics and prints for the fashion and interior design industry. She is passionate about empowering women and girls… read more »