Nigeria

Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba is a skilled community advocate with experience in women’s right and maternal and child health in Nigeria. Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba is the founder of Mothers’ Delivery Kit, a company that manufactures and distributes birth kits for purchase. In this capacity, she coordinates business development for the organisation and works to continually develop… read more »

Balarabe Bilyaminu Ismail is an academic with expertise in food safety. He is the developer of ‘Baobab Coffee’. His major professional interest is on ensuring food safety from farm to fork through the collective efforts of government, producers, and consumers. This has become necessary due to the rising cases of foodborne-related diseases in developing countries… read more »

Oluwaseun Ruth Ishola has over seven years’ experience conducting research and development projects in Nigeria. Currently, she is a research officer at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, an institution which promotes industrialization in Nigeria by utilizing locally available industrial raw materials to develop and upgrade indigenous processes to transform the scale of businesses…. read more »

Adamu Ishiyaku has more than 10 years’ experience in disability advocacy in Nigeria. Currently, he is the national president of the Nigerian Association of the Blind (NAB), an association that was founded in 1968 and that envision a world of total inclusion for all blind and partially sighted Nigerians. Adamu Ishiyaku coordinates the activities of… read more »

Charity Isa Gwandzang has over three years of experience in various fields in the agricultural sector, including poultry, livestock production, fisheries, vegetables, and crop farming. She is the founder of Nkwandi International Ltd, where she focuses on youth empowerment through agribusiness. She also volunteers in her local community to train and employ youths in agribusiness…. read more »

Obiefule Ndukwe Iroabueke is a business development, investment and finance professional with over 10 years’ public and private sector experience, locally and internationally. Obiefule Ndukwe Iroabueke is currently an assistant general manager (business development and investment) at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency where he reviews business processes in order to enhance revenue generation and operational… read more »

Bright Chimezie Irem has over five years of experience in the emerging Nigerian Health Market with a special interest in need-based scalable innovative approaches. Bright Chimezie Irem uses private sector solutions for a public health pandemic as a deliberate effort to create a synergy that will shrink high mortality rates. He believes in addressing key… read more »

Udoka Idongesit Inwang has over three years of experience as a Cisco instructor, specifically focusing on equipping both students and graduates with hands-on experience in troubleshooting Cisco’s devices. Currently, Udoka is the CEO at the Study Room, where he serves as a business developer, academic adviser, and career counselor to tertiary institution students. Udoka Idongesit… read more »

Emana Ekong Imona has over seven years’ experience in retail sales, obtained in the oil and gas/defense sectors. Currently, Emana Ekong Imona is a DCO/liaison officer for NNPC Retail Floating Mega Stations, where she is responsible for the management of fuel stations on water. With inter-personal skills, she maintains a smooth business environment in the… read more »

Ehigie Imarhiagbe practices as a conservative dentist at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he actively serves in both clinical and administrative roles. Ehigie Gabriel Imarhiagbe is a graduate of the University of Benin and a fellow of the West Africa College of Surgeons. He strives to deliver quality health care with empathy and… read more »

Halima Ilegogie is an agri-preneur and the founder of Heritage Agro Integrated Ventures in Nigeria. She also co-founded GRAIN Nigeria and online media platform that identifies and promotes innovative agricultural technologies to help redirect youth to a career in agribusiness.Halima Isemekona Ilegogie holds a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Ambrose Alli University.

Ajimegor Ikuenobe has been actively involved in health care, community service and development initiatives for over a decade, with a special focus on Early Childhood Development (ECD). She is the executive director/founder of Lead Oak Women and Children Foundation, an NGO, where she leads a dynamic team to initiate, design and execute initiatives that tackle… read more »

Tochukwu Samuel Ikpegbu has over seven years’ experience in pork production. He is the MD and CEO of Jaeet Nigeria Ltd, a pig farm. He has mentored over 50 young farmers in agribusinesses and several others in various business endeavors. Tochukwu Samuel Ikpegbu is a mechanical/production engineer from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. He has a… read more »

Vera Efe Ikharea is a versatile researcher with over five years’ experience in agriculture and the environment. Currently, Vera is a research officer in the Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria’s Extension and Training Division, where she applies her passion for safe agriculture, ensuring that new technologies will aid improved cultivation without jeopardizing the environment. Vera… read more »

Ogochukwu Charles Ikezemuoka is the director of the Divine Wounds Of Jesus Christ Orphanage and Rehabilitation Home for At-Risk Children. In 2015, he started the Send a Child to School project, which built a school for the children in his orphanage. In 2017, he expanded the project, with the help of volunteers and donors, to… read more »