Nigeria

Temitayo Otekpen Etomi is a lawyer, marketing consultant and social entrepreneur that began her career at the age of 17 as a paralegal officer at the Law Offices of George Etomi & Partners. She proceeded to study law at the University of Lagos, Nigeria and then obtained her marketing education at Columbia Business School, New… read more »

Hauwa Esthon is the chief executive officer of Biyasina Ventures, which makes Snow Tissue paper produce in northeastern Nigeria. Hauwa Esthon is a passionate entrepreneur and a vibrant leader. Hauwa was vice president of the Adamawa State student union at the University of Jos in 2010. She also won the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year… read more »

Toochukwu Nwokedi Emerem has over seven years’ experience in local and international eye-care facilities, with roles in assessment, diagnosis, treatment/management, counselling/education, and patient referrals. He is the proprietor and principal optometrist at NeoVision Eye Center, Owerri, Nigeria, a private optometry clinic that provides qualitative and affordable eye-care services to the public, and also trains and… read more »

Chukwuebuka Ndukaku Emebinah is a chartered accountant and has over nine years of experience across diverse areas of business and financial management including risk management, financial analysis, business risk evaluation, corporate governance evaluation, finance transformation, internal audit, and tax. Currently, Chukwuebuka Ndukaku Emebinah is a Consultant with Nigeria’s largest indigenous management consulting firm, Phillips Consulting… read more »

Olaniyi Akinkunmi Eluwole is an Entrepreneur and Agricultural Extension Officer with over nine years of experience running farms as a social enterprise to create jobs and support women and young people in agriculture. Olaniyi Akinkunmi Eluwole has Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension. He strives for sustainable poverty reduction through skills development in agribusiness… read more »

Samuel Nnaoma Ekwuribe has over eight years of experience in community retail banking and providing financial services to the poor in rural Nigeria. He has worked with various banks in Nigeria leading the drive for financial inclusion by encouraging rural access to financial services through electronic banking channels. Samuel Nnaoma Ekwuribe managed the Nigerian government’s… read more »

Onyedika Ekwerike has over three years’ experience in designing, planning and executing intervention programs. He is Founder and Executive Director of Postpartum Support Network Africa (PSN Africa), an organization set up in 2015 to raise awareness about postpartum depression and provide support to mothers suffering perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Onyedika is a Clinical Psychologist,… read more »

Arinze is a pharmacist with over six years’ experience in the pharmaceutical sector, including relationship management, strengthening supply chain systems, and market shaping with Astra Zeneca. He has been an active provider of specialized pharmaceutical care services at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health care. As a medical representative, he won the Astra Zeneca… read more »

Mfonobong Ekpo is a maritime lawyer, a development strategist, and a multiple award-winning best-selling author. She is the founder of the Discovery Center, a training organization committed to creating an educated population that will result in educated leaders that can work towards the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria. Mfonobong holds multiple degrees in the… read more »

Dr. Ejiwumi Abdulrasak is a graduate of the University of Ilorin where he received his training to become a doctor. He has specialized in humanitarian interventions in Northern Nigeria. He’s an expert in the management of severe acute malnutrition, measles, meningitis, lead poisoning, and sexual and reproductive health. Currently, Dr. Abdulrasak is a Medical Officer… read more »

Obianuju Egbuna is the CEO and founder of Joppa Montessori School, an educational center offering quality childcare and top-notch early childhood educational services to children aged 12 years and below in Ughelli Metropolis, Delta State, Nigeria. She has over 10 years’ experience with children, having worked as a caregiver, a class teacher, and a school… read more »

Chris O. Eche is a Plant Pathologist and Lecturer at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria. He is one of the few African scientists who translate their scientific findings into forms adaptable and adoptable by poor-resource farmers in the continent. Since 2013 he and his team of inter-disciplinary scientists have been working hand-in-hand with youth… read more »

Obinna Ebirim has over four years’ experience in public health, clinical health, political technical assistance, social media health advocacy, youth development and leadership. He is currently a senior program officer for International Vaccine Access Center projects in Nigeria, which includes strengthening programmatic support to the government for immunization and primary health care systems. He also… read more »

Fardeen Dodo is an academic entrepreneur with four years’ experience in teaching entrepreneurship and developing social impact ventures in Nigeria’s northeast. As an Instructor of Entrepreneurship with the American University of Nigeria, Fardeen teaches undergraduate courses in many areas of entrepreneurship and provides business coaching to women, youths, and small business owners from neighboring communities…. read more »